Nick Ratliff, Campbellsville University
Ratliff, who attended Elizabethtown High School in Kentucky, says he was born into a fishing family. âMy grandparents owned a marine dealership, and my Papaw and dad took me fishing every chance they got,â he said. âA close family friend, John Lanz, helped me get into tournament fishing.â When Ratliff received an offer from Campbellsville, he says the choice was a no-brainer. âThey offered me a scholarship â and based on it being close to home, a quality faith-driven education and being close to good fisheries, it was an easy choice.â Heâs a senior majoring in business administration with an emphasis on marketing, and heâd love to fish professionally someday. âThatâs been my dream ever since I was a kid,â he said. âRegardless, I was raised around the fishing industry, and I canât imagine doing anything but working for a company in the industry.â