That's a beast of a lake perch for Kentucky! I cut my teeth on lake perch fishing lake Michigan and they are the best eating fresh water fish that there is in my opinion!! I caught a lot of 18 and 19 inch perch but to see one like that out of Kentucky lake is very promising!!! Perch need a lot of weeds and cover for reproduction and that's one thing we do not have a lot of here in the lake! Barkley more then Kentucky but it would be a blast to add that to are list of many fishing options! How great would that be to have a May perch run on the lake? Great catch!