Do Boats wakes cause more erosion?

[FelGirl87]

Most water supply lakes have limits on wakes/ HP on outboards just for that reason

[BilletHead]

7 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

YAWN

       I heard from a reliable source this was a picture taken down on the white. The wake from your new jet boat,

BilletHead

[MoCarp]

BilletHead, looks like the Psilocybin mushrooms side effects are permanent 

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, BilletHead said:

  I heard from a reliable source this was a picture taken down on the white. The wake from your new jet boat,

It is now.  I just put a whale tail on it.

[Old plug]

Blazerman you sound to me like somebody from the boating clan.

How long have you lived here on LOZ 24 7 ? . Do you own a lake front yourself ? Ever repaired a sea wall.? 

The real problem is not boats it is people. And what they bring here and their behavior in general. A boat cannot do much on itself. The problem is all over the ozarks. This year has been the worst yet. I believe the boating people are deliberately  showing their arrogance by trying to cause damage becaise they have been told they need to be  more careful.

No fishing is not better than it was 20 yrs ago. And tournaments are contributing to this down turn. Not because  of what they catch but what they ultimately promote. The lakes are filled with wanna be fishermen who primary interest is mostly appearance. they are not resl fishermen.

Then there is pollution and development the  more people your more your going to have of it. Sewage from leach fields , dumps ,construction and what have you will go inro the ground and travel to ozark lakes through the quaffers in our rocky land. And it does hot have to be on the shore or even close, All connected to people mostly people who do not care ect fpr pleasing themselves.

 

[Blazerman]

Funny you say that Old Plug. I have never owned a pleasure boat.-only fishing boats. I started fishing the "lake" in the late 60s, going down with my neighbors to the North shore which was where most everyone from St. Louis went. We ran around in old 16 foot aluminum v hull with a 15 horse motor and never had any problem. There were not many big boats back then. Mostly ski boats and it was easy to go anywhere and everywhere. We fished all over the north shore and Gravois and had a blast. 

 

Over the years I have seen all the changes and agree it has not been a good thing. These days it is hard to find any green space on a lot of the shoreline because of all the condos. All the high density housing is putting a bazillion people on the lake and they all have to have their big boats and toys.

 

Seems to be the way of the world now though. To many people crowding everywhere, and doing whatever they want with no regard for those around them. Just check out the Tablerock forum sometime.

 

I fished the lake back then and having been fishing it many times over that 50 year span. And I still believe the fishing is as good if not better than it was back then.

 

I won a one day tournament with a buddy in 1991 with a little over 15lbs. And that was what it usually took to win them back then.

Now, as you know, it take 20lbs most times to even be in the money.