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9/18/1990

Jacob Wheeler

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Harrison, Tennessee
Age	34
Former Occupation	None

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	53 (12) As of 2/27/2024
Career Earnings*	$3.5 million As of 2/27/2024
Current World Rank	1
Best Finish in 2024	1 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
Best Finish in 2023	1 - Lake Guntersville, 5/16/2023
Last 3 Finishes	1 - Dale Hollow Lake, 4/9/2024 6 - Lay Lake, 3/14/2024 1 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	3 (0) As of 2/27/2024
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 2/27/2024
Titles/Honors	2012 Forrest Wood Cup champion, 2019 MLF World Champion, 2021 and 2022 Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Edwin Evers – “The guy’s so versatile.”
Home Lake	Morse Reservoir
Favorite Lake	Champlain
Favorite Technique	Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength	Power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Skipping docks
Boat	Ikon
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Academy Sports + Outdoors, Rapala, iKon Boats, Duckett Fishing, Magellan Outdoors, Realtree Fishing, Mercury Motors, Wieda’s Marine, VMC, Sufix, Bob's Machine Shop
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Ribeye and sushi
Favorite Music	Everything, but partial to country
Non-Angling Hero	Peyton Manning – “He’s a student of the game and why I like him so much is how he goes about it. That’s the cool thing about him – he’s that good.”
When Not Fishing	“Either thinking about it or talking about it. Hanging out with my family is a big priority for me.”
Why He Fishes	“It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do since I was 2. This is the dream and what I set out to do. That’s all it’s really about. I never deviated from fishing. It’s never been, ‘I want to be a basketball player or football player.’ It’s always been about fishing. I love the competition.”
Website	www.jacobwheelerfishing.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	15
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	32
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	23
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	91
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	44
4/24/2023	BPT	Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area	13
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	8
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	3
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	2
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	8
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	1
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	1
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	3
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	2
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	14
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	24
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	3
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	51
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	25
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	7
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	42
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	8
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	11
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	9
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	27
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	1
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	4
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	14
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	119
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	3
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	2
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	1
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	15
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	23
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	1
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	92
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	63
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	20
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	2
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	3
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	1
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	27
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	57
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	3
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	43
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	17
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	1
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	7
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	46
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	14
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	20
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	38
8/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Lanier	1
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	95
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	75
8/14/2014	FLWT	Lake Murray	10
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	4
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	7
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	5
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	3
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	61
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	25
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	21
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	21
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	73
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	4
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	12
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	19
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	3
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	5
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	22
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	43
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	1
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	2
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	7
3/14/2024	BPT	Lay Lake	6
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	8
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	73
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	11
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	11
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	4
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	2
8/21/2019	BPT	Mississippi River	19
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	5
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	41
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	96
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	65
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	54
8/15/2013	FLWT	Red River	2
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	53
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	103
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	8
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	12
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	3
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	38
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	3
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	1
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	40
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	1
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	55
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	47
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	17
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	1
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	5
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	28
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	2
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	4
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	10
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	2
8/4/2016	FLWT- FWC	Wheeler Lake	7

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/27/2024

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