Someone already said it but this bears repeating. Markers are great and can be used. But when going somewhere you are not familiar, you really must use your chart and proceed with caution.
I use markers where I remember the lake and charts in the shallows & less familiar spots. It's one more fun thing to me. Just yesterday we came through between Timber, Mark, Mink & Round Island, I could not remember the last time I went through, so the stick got pulled back & the chart got pulled out...very idyllic and quiet there on a sunny Tuesday in June.
And as said there are places where the system isn't perfect. Generally it's where the system would transition from a red to a black.
And as was said, markers can be dragged by the ice, I would think rocks can too.
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