mr_sav

Hi, this is a link to the popular fishing target  Estelle Star, or also commonly  referred to the Estelle Reef.
 
She was a converted ex Sydney Ferry, which sank a fair way of the coast of Arno Bay.  Mod, Please share in the correct forum, for the guys on the West Coast, if you do not mind.
 
All the best.
 

 
 
Savy

Hi all,
 
have not been on the forum for a while, so happy new year to all.
 
I thought you might like this short 30 sec video if you are a squid lover.
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTCJZ3tcKsE
 
You should also check out recent videos from around the place  including West Coast SA here
 
www.youtube.com/ozdiverdown/videos
 
 
Regards, and best wishes.   oh, squid was at Wool Bay, december 2014

Hi, dropping a link for all who fish on the Stanvac Barges, or would just like an overview.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGhRxOebZEAll the Best.

Hi, dropping a link for all who fish on the Stanvac Barges, or would just like an overview.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGhRxOebZEAll the Best.

Hi, dropping a link for all who fish on the Stanvac Barges, or would just like an overview.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGhRxOebZEAll the Best.

Hi, dropping a link for all who fish on the Stanvac Barges, or would just like an overview.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGhRxOebZEAll the Best.

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

excellent review mate , actually put shivers down my spine

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, for those that are fishing the site known as the Cape Jaffa in the Gulf - I have compiled a video, telling the story of it.Built in 1951 in a back yard shed in Kingston SE, and sinking in 1973 - of the vicinity of Carrickalinga in some 27 metres of water - This short video tells of the boat's working life and ownerships.It provides a bit of insight of the vessel, and what you are fishing on.I hope you enjoy.Safe fishing on the water, and hope you all have a bumper season.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsjklwuZw

Hi, I have added a number of new video's to youtube.Ale asked for Port Stanvac Blocks (Oil Terminal) so I have added this.Some of the other recent videos are from over the West Coast and Eyre Peninsula, so may not be of interestwww.youtube.com/ozdiverdown for all videos or just for Oil Terminal thenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ox1XxIA9koRegards.

Hi, I have added a number of new video's to youtube.Ale asked for Port Stanvac Blocks (Oil Terminal) so I have added this.Some of the other recent videos are from over the West Coast and Eyre Peninsula, so may not be of interestwww.youtube.com/ozdiverdown for all videos or just for Oil Terminal thenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ox1XxIA9koRegards.

Hi, I have added a number of new video's to youtube.Ale asked for Port Stanvac Blocks (Oil Terminal) so I have added this.Some of the other recent videos are from over the West Coast and Eyre Peninsula, so may not be of interestwww.youtube.com/ozdiverdown for all videos or just for Oil Terminal thenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ox1XxIA9koRegards.

The dump is a nice dive from my perspective. I don't have specific marks because any anchor in the area will put you on something. A mass of cables and all sorts of dumped metal. It is a great haven, and yes snapper run in there as well.Some years ago I was taking friends for a joy ride on the boat, and pulled up over the dump, to have a seal lie on its back alongside my boat, with one massive snapper between its fins, where it casually ripped the head off, dropped the head, and took another big bite, dropping the remainder snapper. It ate what it had, then dove down and resurfaced with the remains took another rip into it, and did this until it ate the whole fish 3 times. Quite amazing to watch before our eyes.I recon there would be a few anchors lost in the dump, but there is no one single location that I know off.For migrating fish, like anything - right place right time. I lost my mask of my head in schooling fish once of port noarlunga jetty, go figure.I think the Blocks are well positioned and only thing standing for transiting schools, with the seawolf and lumb wrecks further south of port noarlunga.Send me coordinates if you have specific anchor spot, where you have lost anchors.Regards.

Hi, I have added a number of new video's to youtube.Ale asked for Port Stanvac Blocks (Oil Terminal) so I have added this.Some of the other recent videos are from over the West Coast and Eyre Peninsula, so may not be of interestwww.youtube.com/ozdiverdown for all videos or just for Oil Terminal thenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ox1XxIA9koRegards.

Hi, no there is no sub-platform as such.there are blocks in a few locations, and from the main pipe structure in video there are 4 chains running out roughly in 45 degree angles. The chains are what a couple of anchors got caught on. Yes, the Pipe runs a couple of km's back to Land.The string was simply a line from our anchor to the mainland pipe run, so it is easier to pick up where the boat is by sighting the line as swimming back. because of the depth, and filming, and chasing anchors, not much conservative dive time is there, and it makes it a bit easier to get to the boat in an emergency without having to sift around.I surveyed this strucutre about 5-6 years ago, unfortunately the data has been lost in time at one of the dive shops.I have seen this site rich in snapper, and i have seen it fairly bland, as mentioned in a thread, some time ago.Thanks for the interest, and I will be having an anchor sale soon to raise some boat ramp fees or fuel money - I have a home made SARCA, 2 x no: 4's Grapplers, and a small danforth, maybe another grapler if any interest.