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    Day On The Lake: Jesse Tacorante

    Feb 24, 2020 8 minutes
    By DON WIRTH SENIOR WRITER

    Date: March 19, 2019

    Venue: Lake R, a small reservoir

    Water: 51 to 54 degrees, murky

    Weather: Cold front, sunny, high of 55 degrees

    Pro: Jesse Tacoronte, 51, Kissimmee, Fla. Tacoronte grew up in Las Vegas, where he fished local and regional bass tournaments. He later moved to Florida, where he ran a saltwater fishing charter and founded a tackle company, Enigma Fishing. In 2017, Tacoronte qualified for the Elite Series via the Bassmaster Opens, then had to take a medical leave for the 2018 season. He rejoined the Elite Series in 2019 and placed 18th at the February tournament on Lake Lanier (Georgia).

    Boat: Blazer 625 Pro Elite with a 250-horsepower Evinrude outboard, Minn Kota trolling motor, Garmin electronics and twin Power-Pole shallow-water anchors

    probably have to deal with injuries at some point during their careers, and Elite Series anglers are no exception. Many bass fishing-related injuries are the result of years of casting, flipping and reeling, with carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff tears and “tennis elbow” (epicondylitis) being especially common. Florida pro Jesse Tacoronte’s most career-threatening injury occurred on the first day of his first Elite Series event at Cherokee Lake, Tennessee. “I slipped on the ice while getting out of my truck, fell like a ton of bricks and slammed my neck

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