Keith Carson used a 7lbs-3 0z catch to anchor his 18 lbs-10 oz catch for the day to place him the top spot headed into Saturday's final round on Lay Lake.
The top 12 advancing to Saturday's final day are
Keith Carson, 35 lbs-4 oz.
Clint Miller 31 lbs-13 oz
Jacob Walker 30 lbs-4 oz
Adam Neu 28 lbs-12 oz
Chris Payne 28 lbs-11 oz
Teb Jones 27 lbs-15 oz
Alex Sherrill 27 lbs-14 oz
Samuel Fish 27 lbs- 3oz
Scott Pelligrin 26 lbs-14 oz
Kj Queen 26 lbs-10 oz
Joey Nania 26 lbs-8 oz
Keith Poche 26-5 oz