College: Championship Saturday on Pickwick

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Championship Saturday of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Southern Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops at Pickwick Lake started with a beautiful sunrise as the Top 32 teams battled for the Southern Tour victory.
Championship Saturday of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Southern Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops at Pickwick Lake started with a beautiful sunrise as the Top 32 teams battled for the Southern Tour victory.
Nathan Wood and Ryan Nevil of Dallas Baptist were the first anglers to hook up.
Nathan Wood and Ryan Nevil of Dallas Baptist were the first anglers to hook up.
And they landed the solid smallmouth.
And they landed the solid smallmouth.
John Garrett and Brian Pahl of Bethel University also hooked up quickly.
John Garrett and Brian Pahl of Bethel University also hooked up quickly.
Their first keeper of the day was smaller than everything they had weighed the past two days, but it was a start.
Their first keeper of the day was smaller than everything they had weighed the past two days, but it was a start.
The Day 2 leaders Nick Marsh and Jarred Layton of Adrian College also started at the base of the Wilson Dam.
The Day 2 leaders Nick Marsh and Jarred Layton of Adrian College also started at the base of the Wilson Dam.
Alex Murray and Trent Manuel were sitting in 11th and were fishing around as well.
Alex Murray and Trent Manuel were sitting in 11th and were fishing around as well.
Spencer Lambert and Tyler Craig of Louisiana Monroe started their day in 5th and hoped for a win after they already took 2nd at the Central Tour event.
Spencer Lambert and Tyler Craig of Louisiana Monroe started their day in 5th and hoped for a win after they already took 2nd at the Central Tour event.
The release flow and current was much different than Day 2.
The release flow and current was much different than Day 2.
Luke Potter and Stephen Thomas of Lamar University.
Luke Potter and Stephen Thomas of Lamar University.
Adrian decides to leave so we follow.
Adrian decides to leave so we follow.
They didn't have a fish in the boat yet.
They didn’t have a fish in the boat yet.
They quickly bailed and left that area.
They quickly bailed and left that area.
I stopped to see West Virginia's Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier who had the fastest limit of the day.
I stopped to see West Virginia’s Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier who had the fastest limit of the day.
They stared in 3rd place, just two and a half pounds behind.
They stared in 3rd place, just two and a half pounds behind.
I returned to Adrian and they had two fish since I last saw them.
I returned to Adrian and they had two fish since I last saw them.
Zeke Gossett and Hayden Bartee of Jefferson State were around the corner. The two teams stopped and chatted and while they talked, Marsh's bait was sitting in a prime spot.
Zeke Gossett and Hayden Bartee of Jefferson State were around the corner. The two teams stopped and chatted and while they talked, Marsh’s bait was sitting in a prime spot.
And he hooked a fish from underneath his boat.
And he hooked a fish from underneath his boat.
He cant believe he caught that while letting his bait sit still as they talked.
He cant believe he caught that while letting his bait sit still as they talked.