Rumor has it that Barkley has the trophy fish and Kentucky Lake has more numbers of fish, just not quite as big. Is there any truth to that?? We loved our time on Barkley and I'm considering buying a lot down there away from the lake...my wife says I loved it a little to much.lol.

I'm no expert on these lakes just a beginner but I swung wide of most points that seemed to taper out into the water and tried to run the channels if possible. Don't be afraid of Barkley but definitely have a healthy respect for it because it's BIG water. The Ohio River up here is big water but Barkley and Ky Lake are quite a bit bigger IMO because they're so much wider looking.