If they do that it will shut Cypress Springs down. LOL.

I had one pass by me about a quarter mile away on Cedar Creek a couple of years ago. I didn't really pay much attention because it was so far away, but then I looked up and saw the wall of water coming toward me. The second and third waves hit me about mid shin while I was standing on the front deck. Some of the manufacturers advertise that they can throw a wake at least 48 inches tall, and if I am not mistaken someone posted on this board that another says it can produce a wake even bigger than that.

My bass boat's wake is baby poop compared to that.

I think "existing lanes" on the timbered lakes I'm thinking of are still not 100% safe... seems like it would be a huge liability risk to mark safe passage where it's sometimes safe and sometimes not.

Most of our runs on Roberts are only safe at certain water levels, besides the obvious pastures and road beds.

I always assumed that on lakes like Fork and TB where they have marked lanes that those were cleared before the lake was filled, or at some other time.

Fish those spots at your own risk!

It's pretty much a given....If I'm fishing in a boat lane or right on the side of it, I know I'm going to get buzzed. Its just part of it.
I'd rather someone run past me than slow down and wake me out of the boat.

I believe the blades are about 2-3 foot below the surface, if they do the clearing when the lake is low you should be good to go, maybe they give a safe elevation to run.

Some ole wanker fishing on the bend when you start the easy left to run into Indian from the main drag. Thought he was waving..... nope he was #1ing.
Oh well. I wasn't gonna slow down. That's the boat lane. It was out of casting distance.

It must be a good tree. Seen a few fishin it.

It's common sense. If you can run past someone safely then do it. If not or if you don't know the lane well then idle. I just had I guy cuss me out as he drove by on Toledo. I was a few yds off the boat lane. He didn't realize that there wasn't a stump within a 1/4 mile. I bet after he watched 2 dozen boats run all over the place in the area he didn't feel so cool. Chill out it's suppose to be fun.

On a lake like Roberts it is pretty unsafe to throw wake on someone, especially on the east end with all the timber. You stand a good chance of throwing someone into a stump and damaging their boat or worse yet, injuring someone. For that, you would be held legally accountable. It just isn't worth it to get to a fishing spot 10 minutes faster.

So if you run in the boat lanes on Fork and throw someone into a stump it is ok ?

What??? No. Just no.

while I agree with the sentiment, the 6" wake caused by a bass boat on pad is not damaging anything or throwing anyone out of a boat

That whole being responsible for your wake deal is a joke, I guess those wake boats and giant cruisers better just be idling when they are on the lake, they put off giant wakes that travel several hundred yards. I think about the only thing that could get you in to trouble is driving a boat in an unsafe manner, Lord knows none of us hard core bass fishermen do that.

Oh no never...

Should have been riding with me in my old Bullet when we would leave Media or JCO from the Minner Bucket to the back of Birch at 93 mph!!! Poor old Dustin would be holding on for dear life!!

^^^ yep a bass boat on pad will cause almost no wake at all!! same bass boat at 20mph will/may cause a decent wake if not trimmed right. but NOTHING compared to the ski/wake boats OR just pleasure boats cruising around the lake. Dock owners could def make a killing(if they bothered to pursue it) off their "damages" if they just spent 1 day with a camera and binoculars!

That boat was slow!!!

I always felt bad for the guys fishing Caney point when we would all turn that corner! hahahahaha.