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9/18/1990

Jacob Wheeler

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Harrison, Tennessee
Age	32
Former Occupation	None

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	45 (11) As of 9/6/2022
Career Earnings*	$2.99 million As of 9/6/2022
Current World Rank	1
Best Finish in 2022	2 - Watts Bar Lake, 6/4/2022
Best Finish in 2021	1 - Lake Travis, 4/30/2021
Last 3 Finishes	11 - Mille Lacs Lake, 9/10/2022 2 - Cayuga Lake, 8/6/2022 2 - Watts Bar Lake, 6/4/2022
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	3 (0) As of 9/6/2022
FLW Championships Fished (Won)	6 (1) As of 9/6/2022
Titles/Honors	2012 Forrest Wood Cup champion, 2019 MLF World Champion, 2021 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	Triton
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Academy Sports + Outdoors, Rapala, Duckett Fishing, Evinrude, Sufix, VMC hooks, Bass Boat Saver, Accent Fishing Products, Power-Pole, Triton Boats, frogg toggs.
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Realtree
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
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	11
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	2
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	2
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	5
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	19
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	3
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	8
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	3
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	8
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	5
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	1
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	1
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	2
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	51
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	1
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	3
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	12
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	3
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	2
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	2
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	17
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	1
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	9
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	43
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	3
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	1
8/21/2019	BPT	Mississippi River	19
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	7
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	1
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	5
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	40
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	15
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	2
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	2
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	63
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	27
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	3
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	55
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	7
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	5
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	103
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	2
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	25
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	14
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	7
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	95
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	4
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	22
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	4
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	47
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	20
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	3
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	53
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	10
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	61
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	1
8/4/2016	FLWT- FWC	Wheeler Lake	7
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	14
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	7
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	41
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	15
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	46
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	25
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	4
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	65
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	23
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	17
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	27
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	32
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	73
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	43
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	14
8/14/2014	FLWT	Lake Murray	10
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	42
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	1
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	96
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	23
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	38
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	20
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	21
8/15/2013	FLWT	Red River	2
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	92
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	24
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	57
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	91
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	11
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	21
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	3
8/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Lanier	1
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	119
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	8
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	54
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	44
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	28
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	38
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	73
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	12

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

Biographical data last updated: 9/6/2022

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