I've never seen the current strong enough on either of these lakes to make a huge difference. When fishing rivers with a continuous or steady current, I throw upstream and retrieve with the current. Bass (for the most part) ambush thier prey. Usually hide behind rocks and logs on the backside of the current and snatch up prey as they pass by. Used to fish the elkhorn and cumberland river often, and this was the best way to go about it.

However, on KY lake and Barkley - current can have a huge impact on the ledge fishing. However, not to the extend as a river would. The individual ledge I am fishing dictactes how I will fish it, not the current. That being said there are a few ledges i will always hit when they are pulling alot of water that will usually produce more than others. Most of the time I usually fish perpendicular to the ledges here - unless I can get on a good crankbait bite at a certain depth - then I will fish parallel to them - that is when I can locate balls of shad and bass are active. Most of the time I am ledge fishing I will drag a jig down the ledge.