Quote Originally Posted by paleus View Post
You can run fairly confidently in the boat lanes. I've only hit something once when I was positive I was in the lane. Idle speed only outside the lanes or if you can't see the next set of markers. Just be extra careful, stuff happens fast at 35mph. I keep my finger wrapped around the kill switch cord.

I'm new to lake Conway as well, only fished it maybe 5 times.
Be careful running the trails at 35 mph. Keep in mind that the lake is at normal pool right now, so you are correct for the most part. The problem is when it starts to drop during the hot months due to lack of rain, stumps will start to pop up in the boat trails. Even at normal pool, there are more than a few stumps in the trails, you just havent found them yet. The biggest problem is that some of the trails are poorly marked, and they turn without warning. I wouldnt recommend running faster than 15 or 20 until you have learned how the trails lay and where the stumps are when the lake is low. Get in the habit of dodging them even if the water is too high for them to be a problem. You never know when they will start being a problem until it is to late. Just my two cents.