John Whitaker Canton , OH Competition Team: ASC Member Since:
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2021 National Standings
Circuit | Place | Events | Fish | Total | Points |
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AFT | 1715 | 1 | 5 | 14.52 | 192 |
2021 Division Point Standings
Circuit | Division | Place | Events | Fish | Total | Points |
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AFT | 92 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 14.52 | 192 |
2021 Service Team Standings (American Fishing Tour Only)
Service | Ranking | Points |
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ASC | 1352 | 192 |
2021 Tournament Results
Circuit | Div | Date | Lake | Pl | Fish | BB | Total | Pnts |
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AFT | 92 | 04/24/2021 | Portage | 1 | 5 | 4.65 | 14.52 | 192 |
What Truck, Boat and Outboard does John run?
Procraft
My Sponsors
Bigworm Bait company
Woo tungsten
Fugawi jigs
What John does for a living:
What you should know about John:
I'm 50 year old I'm married to a beautiful woman Cheri Whitaker
I have been tournament fishing since mid 90s. 30 years of tournament fishing
From ohio pennsylvania west virginia!
How John started fishing
Fished my first in 1987
Aspirations or goals with fishing
Favorite way to fish
I love to fish swimbaits!
Most exciting fishing experience
How John preps for a tournament
Prep may take up to 2 or 3 Days before I'm ready to fish a tournament!
Three favorite search baits
Swimbaits Spinninr baits jig's
Best tournament finish and what you did that day when you were fishing.
ABA at Lake Murray S.C. national championship I finished 10 place!
I have won numerous local championships since then.
Most challenging part of tournament fishing
Trying to control the uncontrollable!
When tournaments don't go my way
I'll fish's the seasonal pattern for that time of year and adjust to it
Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:
Some shared general bass fishing techniques for people just getting into the sport
Catching is easier said than done!
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