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3/31/1992

Jake Whitaker

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Fairview, North Carolina
Age	33
Former Occupation	Machine and fabrication shop (current)
Height	6' 2''
Weight	250 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	6 (0) As of 9/24/2020
Career Earnings*	$207,486 As of 9/24/2020
Current World Rank	117
Current Bassmaster Standing	46 (386 points)
Best Finish in 2025	10 - St. Johns River, 2/20/2025
Best Finish in 2024	33 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024
Last 3 Finishes	70 - Lake Tenkiller, 6/12/2025 99 - Sabine River, 5/15/2025 25 - Lake Fork, 5/8/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 9/24/2020
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/24/2020

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Gerald Swindle
Home Lake	Hartwell
Favorite Lake	Lake Lure (private lake in NC)
Least Favorite Lake	Keowee
Favorite Technique	Frogging
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow water/topwater
Secondary Fishing Strength	Docks
Biggest Weakness	Ledge-fishing
Boat	Triton
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	ALX rods, Lowrance, Power-Pole, 6th Sense, Nuthreadz, True South Custom Lures, Jakked Tungsten
Non-Fishing Sponsors	ISM Machine and Fabrication, Big League Camp, Georgia Retirement Council, Coopers Trading
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Dodge Ram

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Chicken (cooked on a Hibachi)
Favorite Music	Country
Favorite Book/Movie	"Shooter" (movie) or anything with Will Ferrell in it
Non-Angling Hero	My dad – "He taught me everything I know."
When Not Fishing	"Anything outdoors."
Why He Fishes	"Growing up, my family was into sports. I played sports in high school. I think it's the competition. I love that aspect of it. It's not against other anglers, but trying to figure out the fish is what drives me."

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Tournament Finishes

(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)

Date	Tour	Event	Place
6/12/2025	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	70
5/15/2025	BElite	Sabine River	99
5/8/2025	BElite	Lake Fork	25
4/24/2025	BElite	Lake Hartwell	102
4/10/2025	BElite	Pasquotank River	20
2/27/2025	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	23
2/20/2025	BElite	St. Johns River	10
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	58
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	86
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	77
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	95
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	72
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	33
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	34
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	77
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	50
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	60
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	81
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	57
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	41
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	81
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	95
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	35
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	96
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	8
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	29
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	11
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	89
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	88
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	70
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	66
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	65
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	18
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	14
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	40
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	56
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	46
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	34
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	46
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	73
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	41
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	91
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	6
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	91
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	32
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	3
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	16
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	44
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	5
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	51
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	51
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	39
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	30
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	5
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	24
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	26
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	58
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	32
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	61
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	57
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	15
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	12
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	31
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	64
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	50
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	15
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	64
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	23
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	39
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	5
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	21
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	48
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	93
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	74

*BASS events (all events because BASS does not report Tour and Open earnings separately) and FLW Tour.

Biographical data last updated: 9/24/2020

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