Jesse
Tacoronte
Sponsors
Garmin
Tightlines UV
Evinrude
Bob's Machine Shop Jack Plates
Enigma Fishing
Power-Pole
Stanley Jigs
Blazer Boats
Prym1 Camo
Hale Lures
Tackle Bandits
Gajo Baits
Personal Info
Hometown
Orlando,
Florida
Birthdate
August 7, 1967
Family
Danielle (wife), Cody (child)
Hobbies
Serial entrepreneur, designing tackle, marketing, law
Content
Podcast: The Jesse Tacoronte story
Podcast: The Jesse Tacoronte story
Jesse Tacoronte sits down with Inside Bassmaster hosts Thomas Allen and Jim Sexton to talk about his very interesting life story.
Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Blaylock again
Fantasy Fishing: You should have picked Blaylock again
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — As expected, the fishing was challenging for most of the Bassmaster Elite Series field, but it made for an exciting event and the South Carolina bass showed up at the 2019 Bass...
Tacoronte's third morning at Winyah Bay
Tacoronte's third morning at Winyah Bay
Follow along with Jesse Tacoronte as he works his way through semifinal Saturday at the 2019 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite at Winyah Bay
Classic insights
Classic insights
The 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods is in the rearview mirror, but it was an amazing event. The competitors put on a great show, and the people of Knoxville turned...
Focus on the vertical
Focus on the vertical
Winter and early spring can be frustrating for anglers. Temperatures warm and everyone hits the water expecting bass to be in shallow spawning areas, and then the inevitable cold front pushes...
Meet the Elites: Jesse Tacoronte
Meet the Elites: Jesse Tacoronte
Jesse Tacoronte’s path to professional bass fishing began like most — with his father taking him fishing.“My dad and his friends would fish every Friday and Sunday evenings,” the second-year...
Challenges face Elite field at St. Johns River
Challenges face Elite field at St. Johns River
The day after celebrating a wonderful Christmas with my family, I launched at the St. Johns River to do a bit of scouting for next month’s stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series. And I didn’t have to...
2017 High School All-American: Bryer Pennington
2017 High School All-American: Bryer Pennington
PRESCOTT, Ark. — New Bassmaster High School All-American presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods team member, Bryer Pennington is a junior at Prescott High School and has been the captain of his bass...
Wrapping up a rocky rookie run
Wrapping up a rocky rookie run
With a new schedule and, hopefully, two new shoulders, 2018 looks to be full of potential after a rocky first year in the Elites.
These are the breaks
These are the breaks
Orlando, I missed you.This marks the first time I’ve been home in six weeks. Man, it feels great to see, my wife, my son, my brother-in-law, my dog and especially my mom and dad. On the drive home...
100 hours of homework
100 hours of homework
One hundred hours per lake. That’s my best guess on how much time it takes to get ready for a Bassmaster Elite Series event. That’s the minimum.I’ve never been to 90 percent of the venues on this...
Tacoronte tops 20 already
Tacoronte tops 20 already
Jesse Tacoronte has demonstrated just how quickly your fortunes can change at Lake Okeechobee. Tacoronte's already got an estimated 21-8 on four bass, and one of those is a 1-pounder.The 49-year...
Cherokee: Black ice and hot coffee
Cherokee: Black ice and hot coffee
It started with the coffee, a 32-ounce piping-hot thermos full of what I thought was a morning wakeup call by the Cherokee Lake boat ramp. But I never really got to taste the coffee that day. Most...
Fantasy Fishing: Get cold-water anglers while they’re hot at Cherokee
Fantasy Fishing: Get cold-water anglers while they’re hot at Cherokee
The 2017 season doesn’t kick off with the Bassmaster Classic this year, which will be a change for the Elite Series angler, but Cherokee Lake should prove to be very interesting. It’ll be a cold...
Preparing for the big leagues
Preparing for the big leagues
Nine perfect days — that’s what it takes to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series. You have to have nine absolutely perfect days on the water. I mean flawless. Can you imagine that?Imagine going...
I was always meant to be here
I was always meant to be here
Those are the words my wife told me a few days ago. After taking a break from professional bass fishing in the late 90s to raise our family, she said now is the time I was always meant to be back...
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