Bass Fishing 4/20/2018 9:54:00 PM Jordan Alves

Dunagan and Ratliff jump to 14th at Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Southern Tour

FLORENCE, Ala. — Bradley Dunagan and Nick Ratliff teamed up to catch a five-fish limit of 16 pounds even to jump up the leaderboard to 14^thplace at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Southern Tour event presented by Bass Pro Shops at Pickwick Lake.

The top Campbellsville duo sat in 38^thafter Day 1 with 15 pounds 12 ounces but stepped up today to secure a spot into the field for Day 3. They have a total of 31 pounds, 12 ounces entering Championship Saturday.

Coming into the tournament, only the Top 32 teams were scheduled to fish on Championship Saturday but with six teams double-qualifying for the National Championship in the Top 32, the qualification cut was bumped to 38th place.

Dakota Cantrell and Austin Moore caught two fish on Friday for a total of 8 pounds and four ounces to finish in 135^thplace. After not catching a bite on Day 1, Tanner Barner and Ezra Oliver caught three for 9 pounds 11 ounces to finish in 144^th, while Adam Carman and Grant Adams came up empty on Day 2 and slipped to 145^th.

Trevor Sagracy and Travis Hunt caught two fish on Day 2 after coming up empty on Day 1 and finished in 166^th. Justin Mayfield and Colby Hays didn't get a bite on Day 2 and finished in 207^th, while Dustin Jones and Dalton Smith didn't catch a bite either day.

Adrian College's Nick Marsh and Jarrod Layton landed five bass that weighed 20 pounds Friday and jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a two-day weight of 41 pounds, 3 ounces.

Bethel University's John Garrett and Brian Pahl, who led after Day 1, dropped to second after landing 18-4 on Friday.

West Virginia's Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier moved up from 22nd place to third after catching 21-2 — the field's biggest catch during Friday's round. They, too, had a mixture of largemouth and smallmouth that contributed to their 38-12 total. But they could be impacted by the falling water in their shallow areas.

Matthew Cross and Mekiah Jack of Middle Tennessee State University are in fourth with 36-6, and Tyler Craig and Spencer Lambert of the University of Louisiana at Monroe are fifth with 35-15.

Saturday's takeoff begins at 8 a.m. ET at McFarland Park in Florence, and the weigh-in will take place on the University of North Alabama's campus at 4:30 p.m. ET.

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Players Mentioned

Grant Adams: Junior

Dakota Cantrell: Senior

Colby Hays: Sophomore

Travis Hunt: Senior

Justin Mayfield: Junior

Austin Moore: Senior

Nick Ratliff: Junior

Adam Carman: Junior

Bradley Dunagan: Freshman

Dustin Jones: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Grant Adams
: Junior

Dakota Cantrell
: Senior

Colby Hays
: Sophomore

Travis Hunt
: Senior

Justin Mayfield
: Junior

Austin Moore
: Senior

Nick Ratliff
: Junior

Adam Carman
: Junior

Bradley Dunagan
: Freshman

Dustin Jones
: Freshman