the wake boats being sold generated waves between two-and-three feet. Today’s models boast 4.4 foot waves. When you double ...

Why? Serious wake boarders -- and wake surfers -- want a big wake, or wave, to ride. Water skiers, on the other hand, want the surface to be as smooth as possible so they can maneuver and build speed.

Many of our fishermen practice their sport standing up. If facing away from an incoming wake boat wave, the first warning a fisherman has is when his boat starts violently rolling. Pontoon boats ...