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I fish on the James River in Virginia and am fairly new to boating, and there's a fair amount of tow/tractor barge traffic. Most of the time there is little to no wake but on two occasions recently as I was passing oncoming barge traffic, I've encountered some rather large (seemingly 4-5ft) wake. Large enough to get airborne almost to the next wave peak.
My biggest fear is being anchored up when one of these large-wake generating vessels go by. I fish from a bass boat so the stern is already pretty low. If by chance these large wake approach from the rear I'm afraid the stern will get swamped.
Anyone have any experience handling large waves while stationary?
My biggest fear is being anchored up when one of these large-wake generating vessels go by. I fish from a bass boat so the stern is already pretty low. If by chance these large wake approach from the rear I'm afraid the stern will get swamped.
Anyone have any experience handling large waves while stationary?