curhunter, Barren is a tough lake for me to figure out as well. If I can get on the old creek channels when the water is down, then I seem to able to catch them. Other than that, it's a hard lake for me to figure out. I might catch one or two here or there, but for the most part I struggle to locate fish. I'm convinced that if I'm going to be productive on the lake, I'm going to have to spend some time putting out structure.

As far as the bass tourney's go, they beat Barren River to death and it seems to be year round now.

Any day spent on the water is a good day and I'm sure with your persistence your do a good catch soon.