Jake Whitaker

Jake

Whitaker

Personal Info

Hometown

Fairview,

North Carolina

Birthdate

March 31, 1992

Hobbies

Hunting, outdoor sports

Content

Moving on up! Jake Whitaker grabs another good one. A solid 2-pound cull.

I love/hate smallmouth bass

By Jake Whitaker

I love catching smallmouth bass, but I hate the way they abandon me in the middle of a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament.The smallies threw me a nasty sinker at the St. Lawrence River and at...

Whitaker's topwater wisdom

By Jake Whitaker

Like most bass fishermen, I love to catch ’em on topwater baits. I fish on top whenever the opportunity presents itself, which is more often than you might think. The key is to match...

Whitaker's frog fishing approach

Jake Whitaker breaks down his simplistic approach to frog fishing. It's not always about the style of frog or color, but the confidence you have in the lure. Throwing it when others stop throwing...

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Whitaker on summer dock fishing

Jake Whitaker loves to fish docks all year long, but in the heat of the summer some of the biggest fish in the lake will take haven under a dock. Whitaker likes to fish his baits in the deepest,...

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Making night moves

By Jake Whitaker

With the Guntersville tournament behind us, we’re more than halfway through the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule. It will be several weeks before I leave home to fish the next Elite event at...

Tackle Tip Tuesday: Whitaker on skipping docks

Jake Whitaker explains why he likes fishing docks and how skipping into the deepest and darkest places of a dock can yield fish every month of the year.

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Workin’ for a living

By Jake Whitaker

It seems that many bass fans believe every Bassmaster Elite Series pro has it made because “all you guys have to do is fish.”The reality is that more than half of us on the Elite tour do some type...

Livewell: Reigning Rookie of the Year Whitaker

The 2014 Carhartt College National Champion and 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year Jake Whitaker joins Tommy Sanders on The Livewell to review his 2019 season so far and look back on...

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My midseason assessment

By Jake Whitaker

With the first five Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments in the books, I figured it was time for a midseason assessment of how I’m doing. I’m currently in 41st place in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler...

You can catch bass in a crowd

By Jake Whitaker

I’m not a huge fan of fishing in a crowd. No bass fisherman is. But I’d rather be fishing behind somebody in an area that has fish than to be casting by myself in a place where bass are scarce. I...

Meet the Elites: Jake Whitaker

By Andy Crawford

Jake Whitaker took the Bassmaster Elite Series by storm when he stepped up to the big time last year. He earned checks in five of the nine regular-season events, with his top finish coming at the...

My take on dock fishing

By Jake Whitaker

I love to fish docks. They produce bass for me from the prespawn through the postspawn and right on through the summer months. Docks are a high priority for me regardless of where I’m competing in...

Fantasy Fishing: Dancing in dirty water at Knoxville

By Ronnie Moore

The 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods should be one for the history books for numerous reasons.The fishery is relatively unknown to most of the 52 anglers, and...

It’s time for shallow cranking

By Jake Whitaker

The bass are beginning to move toward their spawning areas in the South, and they will be doing so throughout the rest of the country in the coming weeks and months. That means it’s time to get...