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Old 07-17-2018, 03:24 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Descant View Post
Someday in late fall when water is low, take a small airplane ride over the lake at low altitude. Bring your Bizer chart and compass and look at the shallow or rocky spots. The buoy system will make a lot more sense.
Often, when people are discussing 'trouble' or lumpy spots on the lake, I'll go to Google Maps and turn on their Satellite view. It's amazing what you can see from a satellite (and much less expensive than an aircraft ride)! Some of these rocks show up easily, especially if you have the brightness turned up on your computer screen.

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5708.../data=!3m1!1e3

Compare that Satellite view with the Navionics chart for the area and you'll see why the NAVAIDS are there:
https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=e...y=wz%7ChGtadsL
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