Bass Fishing 4/8/2017 10:17:00 PM Jordan Alves

Ratliff and Patterson finish in Top 20, qualify for 2018 FLW National Championship

KENTUCKY LAKE — Campbellsville's Nick Ratliff and Luke Patterson reeled in a total of 30 lbs., 7 oz. at the YETI FLW College Fishing Open and finished in 20^th place to qualify for the 2018 FLW National Championship next year.

In the topsy-turvy second round Saturday, when teams rose and fell in the standings, the UT Martin duo of Dylan True and Matthew Lamastus capped a consistent two-day performance and snared the title with 44 pounds, 4 ounces, or just less than 4 pounds better than runners-up Koby Littrell and Martin McCravy of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala. The Lions finished with 40 pounds, 8 ounces.

Murray State University's Nick Montilino and Brock Spencer were third with 39-15, while Nathan Bell and Cole Sands of Bryan College of Dayton, Tenn., were fourth with 36-12. The University of Tennessee's Bradley Devaney and Saxton Long were fifth with 35-5.

Bell and Sands brought in the heaviest limit of the day: 20-13. Overall, 43 limits were weighed Saturday at Moors Resort and Marina in Gilbertsville, Ky., which was down from the 83 registered Friday and indicative of a downturn in the fishing for the collegians. Considering that several big weekend tournaments got underway on Kentucky Lake Saturday morning, however, perhaps it wasn't so much that the fishing soured as it was that the bass were being harried by many more anglers.

Originally the top 20 teams were guaranteed berths in the 2018 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship, but because some of them were already qualified, College Fishing Tournament Director Kevin Hunt announced that several other teams in the top 30 had won spots in the championship as well.

Top 20 Teams were the only results available on FLWFishing.com
1. Dylan True and Matthew Lamastus – UT Martin – 44-4
2. Koby Littrell and Martin McCravy – University of North Alabama – 40-8
3. Nick Monilino and Brock Spencer – Murray State University – 39-15
4. Nathan Bell and Cole Sands – Bryan College – 36-12
5. Bradley Devaney and Saxton Long – University of Tennessee – 35-5
6. Austin Mize and Ethan Goodwin – University of North Alabama – 34-9
7. Tyler Black and Ryan Winchester – Bethel University – 34-0
8. Nicholas Czajka and Jack Hippe III – Adrian College – 33-10
9. Brian Pahl and John Coble Garrett – Bethel University – 33-0
10. Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman – U. of Louisiana-Monroe – 32-13
11. Hunter Fulcher and Austin Elswick – University of Kentucky – 32-10
12. Austin Butler and Ryan Kirkpatrick – Murray State University – 32-3
13. Evan Cook and Bradley Fleming – Texas A&M – 31-13
14. Justin Schick and Tyler Rocke – Illinois State University – 31-9
15. Ben Wiley and Colin Bope – Ohio State University – 31-1
16. Carter McNeil and Cole Floyd – Bethel University – 30-14
17. Hunter Mills and Hunter McKinley – Murray State University – 30-13
18. Thor Swanson and Mitchell Swanson – Bemidji State University – 30-11
19. Hunter Buice and William Bond – University of South Carolina – 30-11
20. Nick Ratliff and Luke Patterson – Campbellsville University – 30-7

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Players Mentioned

Nick Ratliff: Sophomore

Luke Patterson: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nick Ratliff
: Sophomore

Luke Patterson
: Sophomore