... and thanks for your service !! And Welcome to Crappie.com !!
If you're thinking about the Paris Landing area, you might want to post a query on the Tenn State Forum, too. Might get a better idea of what's going on, in that part of the lake. Might even want to PM "Cane Pole" ... he's a Paris Landing area Crappie slayer, Nam Vet, and a heck of a nice guy.
If you ain't been on KY Lake for 10+ years ... you're going to want to read thru this entire article, to bring you up to speed on the changes that have taken place there : Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources - Kentucky Lake - Crappie Movement Study
... luck2ya ... cp