Name:   Buteye - Subject:   No Wake Buoys Date:   7/16/2015 5:32:05 PM

I understand what you have said about  the "wake" being created on the lake, but it is more of an issue in the "sloughs" when many of the "wake boat" drivers fail to consider how their "wake" affects others who are trying enjoy the lake. You mention the need for tying down boats, personal watercrafts, and other water toys to preclude damage from the wake, but a little more concern for those of us in the sloughs" would certainly be appreciated. One item that has recently become "popular" on the lake is the new "water pads".  They can be "anchored" where there is a certain amount of "give" up and down, but a wake generated too far up in a "slough" that is not real wide can cause the "water pad" to "rip" through it's anchor. It is also known times where PWC's were being driven back on their "floating" docks and a "wake" washed it over the end of the dock. Also, there was a recent entry under "Lake Martin Topics" about the affects of the large "wakes" on floating docks.