Jake
Whitaker
Sponsors
Mercury
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Navionics
Power-Pole
6th Sense Lures
TrueSouth Custom Lures
ISM Inc.
Big League Camp
Georgia Retirement Council
Personal Info
Hometown
Fairview,
North Carolina
Birthdate
March 31, 1992
Hobbies
Hunting, outdoor sports
Content
It’s time for shallow cranking
It’s time for shallow cranking
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...
72 Elite action shots from St. Johns
72 Elite action shots from St. Johns
Head out onto the St. Johns River with the Elites as they battle it out Day 1 of the 2019 Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River!
Meet the Elites: Jake Whitaker
Meet the Elites: Jake Whitaker
Jake Whitaker took the Bassmaster Elite Series by storm when he stepped up to the bigtime last year. He earned checks in five of the nine regular-season events, with his top finish coming at the...
Behind the St. Johns eight ball
Behind the St. Johns eight ball
There isn’t a stitch of grass in the lakes where I’m from in North Carolina. I’ve spent my whole life not fishing grass. When I go to a lake or river with a lot grass, like the St. Johns, I’m...
Stick to your guns
Stick to your guns
I’m pleased that I qualified for the 2019 Bassmaster Classic in my first year of fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series. But I’d be lying if I said I was satisfied with finishing 27th in the Toyota...
Daily Limit: Thankful for …
Daily Limit: Thankful for …
The Bassmaster Elite Series anglers list off what they are most thankful for this holiday season.
Scouting Elite stops before off limits
Scouting Elite stops before off limits
Now that the tournament season is over I plan to scout some of the lakes I’ll be fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series next year before they become off limits. I won’t have time to pre-fish all of...
A look at Chatuge
A look at Chatuge
Learn more about the fishery where the AOY crown and Classic bids will be decided during the Bassmaster Toyota Angler of the Year Championship.
Fantasy Fishing: Think spotted bass flavor at Chatuge
Fantasy Fishing: Think spotted bass flavor at Chatuge
The Top 50 anglers in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race have made it. They outlasted the rest of the field and are prepared to compete on Lake Chatuge. The North Carolina and Georgia...
Fantasy Fishing: Grass and current at La Crosse
Fantasy Fishing: Grass and current at La Crosse
My Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing season was soaring in the right direction for 2018, but I was bound for a crash-and-burn tournament. The Sabine River tripped me up, as I posted only 755 points –...
Fantasy Fishing: Hackney was best choice at Sabine River
Fantasy Fishing: Hackney was best choice at Sabine River
ORANGE, Texas — The Sabine River is known as a stingy fishery, but as they always do the best bass anglers in the world showed it off for all to see. Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., produced a four...
New Elite: College champ Whitaker joins Elites
New Elite: College champ Whitaker joins Elites
The Bassmaster College Series is proving to be an undeniable stepping-stone to the Bassmaster Elite Series. Add North Carolina’s 25-year-old Jake Whitaker to the list of Bassmaster college...
Second time’s the charm
Second time’s the charm
I can’t begin to explain how amazing 2017 was for my fishing career. The first cast at Oneida Lake in the first Northern Open of the year seems like just the other day, but in a total of seven days...
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