RedactedNarrative: On the morning of September 13, 2015 at approximately 0600 two vessels collided coming out of the Shellmound Recreation area of Nickajack Lake in Marion County, TN.  Vessel number 1 and vessel number 2 were fishing a bass tournament when the two vessels collided.  
  
  There was some fog that morning but visibility was decent, not much wind that morning so water was relatively calm.  Talking to the two gentlemen both said they slowed down and went to the left side of the other boats waiting on those boats to clear the area because their boats were not as fast, both operators told me they were traveling approximately 30 mph.  
  
  Vessel 1 was riding behind another boat inside that boat''s wake.  Vessel 2 was also traveling that same general area.  At some point vessel 1 and vessel 2 hit with the bow of vessel 2 hitting vessel 1 on the port side of the outboard motor cowling.  It appears both operators were following too closely to other boats and both did not have a proper lookout for other boats in their immediate area.  
  
  It appears vessel 1 was thrown to the left by another boat''s wake causing him to run across vessel 2''s lane of travel, at the same time vessel 2 was traveling too close to vessel 1 and therefore did not have enough time to take evasive actions.