I love to fish Kentucky Lake but have to admit I have never fished Lake Barkley. To be honest, I am always afraid to fish it. Everytime I speak to people about it I hear the same thing. You need to be real careful with the shallow stumbs. On Kentucky Lake I either put in at Johnathon or Blood and I am almost always pretty successful. Where on Barkley is a great place to go that is similar to Johnathon or Blood? Is there anywhere on the lake that you can put in and run all over without having to run the main water a lot. Thats why I love Kentucky Lake. Once I am loaded in one of my two spots, I am pretty much in them. I run a 19' Sea Ark with a 90 horsepower Johnson. I am always careful not to get caught out on that big water because I don't have the pick me up to get out of there. I got caught before and thought I was going to die. It was real bad but we finally got back to the marina. Any suggestions about Lake Barkley would be appreciated.