Jesse Tacoronte

Keeping sharp in the offseason

Many anglers look forward to off time after a long tournament season, with fall hunting providing a break from the on-the-water grind. Me? I don’t hunt. All I care about...

Elite Man Caves: Jesse Tacoronte

Dog days of summer strategies

Jesse Tacoronte loves a good topwater bite as much as anyone, but when the dog days of summer bring chokingly hot conditions, the Elite angler from Orlando, Fla., knows it’s...

Late launch changes St. Lawrence strategies

Getting to your first fishing location in time to leverage the early morning bite is the norm in tournaments. And we tournament anglers normally miss any late-afternoon action. However, that’s...

Summertime keys

We hit the halfway mark of the Bassmaster Elite Series season in May at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest on Lake Fork. Man, it was a slugfest, with two of...

Tacoronte’s keys to bladed jigs

Jesse Tacoronte explains some keys to bladed jig fishing. One important step is pairing it with the correct rod and line setup. Also there are numerous styles of heads that...

Have fish all to yourself in the postspawn

Every angler loves the spring spawn, when fatties are up shallow and can be plucked off of beds. While I enjoy bed-fishing, as well, what I really look forward to...

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

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...

Tacoronte’s third morning at Winyah Bay