I hate to admit it, but wakeboarding is a privelege, not a right.
Its true ive goten numbers out of a couple pros and its between 250k and 500k a year.
I think the reason I was so surprised is because some of these guys have really posh houses right on the water, so they must be making good money somehow.
Some times of the year, its not even light at 6am! It's mostly young priviliged kids trying to figure out where they stand in the world.
Both of these activities inspire far more controversy than wakeboarding ever will.
As far as the waves go, if their are barges on the river then don't say a word about the wake a boat throws.