I cannot believe what i am hearing. 100% no doubt about it, go straight to Kentucky Lake. Are you serous? Kentucky Lake is so fertile, fresh and filled with monster bass, it's the number bass lake in the country for northern strain. You can't go wrong with any tva lake, no comparrision to any of the other lakes in kentucky. Patoka lake is a nice lake don't get me wrong, better thatn the rest mentioned, but it's a no brainer.......Kentucky Lake