Snapper season Help for begginer

[purple5ive]

No doubt all the boaties are looking forward to the snapper run this year,
For the first time, I will also try to get onto atleast one in my Own boat.
Previous to this I have only fished the 7m mark for pinkies as the most furthest spot away from land in my small runabout
I never had a Gps sounder and relied on landmarks and such to help me fish, moreso to make sure I knew where I was and how to get back.

This time however I have a GPS sounder with Navionics gold card (still haven’t installed the card yet and got no idea how to use it either)
And I plan to start getting out a bit more deeper, hence my post here.

I will most likely launch at Patterson lakes, frankston or mornington and am looking for some GPS marks That are not too far to travel to go and try my luck
Not asking for secret spots, just something to start off with.
I most likely wont be launching at peak ramp hours to avoid frustrating others, not the best start but rather safe than sorry for a first timer
I have some maps and such but I got no idea which ones are good and which ones aren’t.
I have heard about the artificial reef, wedding ring etc, but not sure exactly where they are.
And do I fish a tidechange or it doesnt matter.

i have fished for snapper on boats before, but that was before i knew anything about boating, i was just a spectator as such, this time i will have to do everything on my own
Any help will be much appreciated.
cheers

[4liters]

My snapper catching record is disgraceful but you can find snapper marks on the navionics app. No guarantees they'll come up with the goods of course but they might be a decent starting point if you have no where else to aim for

[purple5ive]

yeah well atm i got zero knowledge about GPS marks, and how to get to them etc
ill try the navionics app thanks for that.
im just after somewhere close atm cause im still learning, got to build up some confidence first hahaha
everything is new, boat, sounder, electric etc, so im still getting accustomed to all of it

[bowl]

Early season I fish Williamstown....pt gellibrand areas. .

[purple5ive]

Early season I fish Williamstown....pt gellibrand areas. .

not wanting to travel that far brenton Thanks mate.
trying to keep it local to the mornington peninsula for me.

[chris srsc]

Carrum wreck. 7kms out front of patto
Ansets is good too

You wont need gps marks...soon as they start, boats seem to fish ontop of each other...lol

[chris srsc]

[bowl]

Early season I fish Williamstown....pt gellibrand areas. .

not wanting to travel that far brenton Thanks mate.
trying to keep it local to the mornington peninsula for me.

Launch hastings .fish wp.....maybe scraglor could give a few tips....

[bowl]

As for fishing tide changes.... In ppb I just fish around dawn or dusk for snapper...
But say in Wp a high tide at 11 am I fish out deep er n regulay caught snapper during the day..

[purple5ive]

Carrum wreck. 7kms out front of patto
Ansets is good too

You wont need gps marks...soon as they start, boats seem to fish ontop of each other...lol

Haha yeah i guess that's one way to find a popular spot.
How long roughly does it take to get to the wreck
I guess that's boat and weather dependent but just a rough idea will do.