Digger,
Cumberland, even with shortage of working ramps due to water level, should be great fishing.
I have some contacts on Smith, and Cumberland, check these out:
http://www.smithlakecommunity.com/forum/ See if you can PM Materhead (Brian) he'll help you w/info on Stripers.
Contact Cumberlandguy (Mike) on the Smack Tackle forum he lives in Somerset, KY, just a few minutes from Striper heaven in Kentucky:
http://www.smacktackle.com/forum/