Best bass of spring 2014

Spring is here and the bass are biting. We asked B.A.S.S. Facebook fans to send in photos of their best spring bass. Here's a gallery of spring success stories so far!

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Spring is here and the bass are biting. We asked B.A.S.S. Facebook fans to send in photos of their best spring bass. Here’s a gallery of spring success stories so far! See more bass and share your own on Facebook!
Joe Springer, of Red Oak, Iowa, caught this 7.7-pound largemouth on a white and blue spinnerbait.
Andy Cremisino caught this 7-pounder in Aguamilpa, Mexico, on a 5-inch pumpkin Senko using a Bass Pro Shops travel rod and Revo SX reel on April 2, 2014.
Andy Cremisino caught this 7-pounder in Aguamilpa, Mexico, on a 5-inch pumpkin Senko using a Bass Pro Shops travel rod and Revo SX reel on April 2, 2014.
A junebug Zoom Brush Hog tricked this 7-pound, 15-ounce bass. Ben Raley caught her from Poverty Point Reservoir in Northeast Louisiana on Feb. 22, 2014.
A junebug Zoom Brush Hog tricked this 7-pound, 15-ounce bass. Ben Raley caught her from Poverty Point Reservoir in Northeast Louisiana on Feb. 22, 2014.
Charles Huffstutler caught this 8-pounder in March using a Skinny Dipper from Lake Okeechobee, Fla.
Charles Huffstutler caught this 8-pounder in March using a Skinny Dipper from Lake Okeechobee, Fla.
Dale Wyman’s best to date for 2014 as well as his personal best is this 6.74-pound beauty.
Dale Wyman’s best to date for 2014 as well as his personal best is this 6.74-pound beauty.
Isaiah Minton caught this one on a spinnerbait.
Isaiah Minton caught this one on a spinnerbait.
Jason Gentile, of East Haddam, Conn., found this 5-pound, 13-ouncer in April.  He was using a 1/2-ounce Terminator spinnerbait (bluegill) 6 feet deep in 51-degree water.
Jason Gentile, of East Haddam, Conn., found this 5-pound, 13-ouncer in April. He was using a 1/2-ounce Terminator spinnerbait (bluegill) 6 feet deep in 51-degree water.
John Hackney bagged this 5-pounder from Guntersville Lake, Ala., on April 11, 2014, using a Strike King 2.5 square bill over grass in 5 feet of water, using 12-pound BPS fluorocarbon.
John Hackney bagged this 5-pounder from Guntersville Lake, Ala., on April 11, 2014, using a Strike King 2.5 square bill over grass in 5 feet of water, using 12-pound BPS fluorocarbon.
John Hennessy was fishing with his friend Lonny on April 4, 2014, when he caught this one. He was using a junebug trick worm with 12-pound-test line and a 3/16 bullet weight in Weston, Fla., at the Savanna development close to the Everglades. “I hurt my wrist holding the fish for the picture,” explained Hennessy, “but it was worth it. Her weight is about 8 to 9 pounds.”
John Hennessy was fishing with his friend Lonny on April 4, 2014, when he caught this one. He was using a junebug trick worm with 12-pound-test line and a 3/16 bullet weight in Weston, Fla., at the Savanna development close to the Everglades. “I hurt my wrist holding the fish for the picture,” explained Hennessy, “but it was worth it. Her weight is about 8 to 9 pounds.”
“I love fishing with my granddaughter,” stated Keith Bradshaw, who caught this one using a Zoom Fluke.
“I love fishing with my granddaughter,” stated Keith Bradshaw, who caught this one using a Zoom Fluke.
“This big girl, weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces, came on a Strike King 1/2-ounce jig with a Berkley Chigger Craw trailer in black and blue color,” said Keith Cardinale. He caught her on April 13, 2014, less than two weeks after ice, from Oneida Lake, N.Y.
“This big girl, weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces, came on a Strike King 1/2-ounce jig with a Berkley Chigger Craw trailer in black and blue color,” said Keith Cardinale. He caught her on April 13, 2014, less than two weeks after ice, from Oneida Lake, N.Y.
Ken Chu, of Fenton, Mich., caught this beauty using a swim jig in Pennsylvania.
Ken Chu, of Fenton, Mich., caught this beauty using a swim jig in Pennsylvania.
Mid-afternoon on a transition bank in 8 feet of water was the magic spot for Kevin Tucker, who caught this 5-pound, 12-ounce bass from MIssouri's Pomme de Terre Lake. He was fishing a black Bandit 300 crankbait.
Mid-afternoon on a transition bank in 8 feet of water was the magic spot for Kevin Tucker, who caught this 5-pound, 12-ounce bass from MIssouri’s Pomme de Terre Lake. He was fishing a black Bandit 300 crankbait.
“I caught this 7-pound bass on a small lake just west of Shreveport, La., on April 14, 2014,
“I caught this 7-pound bass on a small lake just west of Shreveport, La., on April 14, 2014,” said Kurt Mazurek of Antigo, Wis. “She hit a Super K Jigs, K-Plunk Jig (pro staff color) with a Mister Twister Poc’It Craw trailer in Hematoma. She was on the steep side of a shallow midlake ridge, where a row of stumps met a patch of thick vegetation.”
Mitchell Kelley caught this 7-pounder from Lake Fork, Texas, on a Havoc Pit Boss.
Mitchell Kelley caught this 7-pounder from Lake Fork, Texas, on a Havoc Pit Boss.
“Chilly morning in the 30s, warming up to the 60s in the afternoon,” said Stephen Bishop of the weather the day he caught this 5-pounder out of Lake Ray Roberts, Texas. He caught her in April in 4 feet of water.
“Chilly morning in the 30s, warming up to the 60s in the afternoon,” said Stephen Bishop of the weather the day he caught this 5-pounder out of Lake Ray Roberts, Texas. He caught her in April in 4 feet of water.
“Me and a buddy from work have a yearly fishing trip on Good Friday,
“Me and a buddy from work have a yearly fishing trip on Good Friday,” said Billy Leebrick of Muskogee, Okla. “We throw a dart at a map of Oklahoma and go fish there.” On April 18, 2014, he caught this 9-pound, 5-ounce bass from Cedar Lake, Okla., using a hand-tied watermelon jig with a Strike King Rage Tail Craw (Falcon red).
Doug Bugh of Colorado found this bass on a weedbed.
Doug Bugh of Colorado found this bass on a weedbed.
Douglas Craig of Illinois bagged this 24-inch-long largemouth on a Strike King double willow spinnerbait (chartreuse). He was using 15-pound Seaguar Abrazx line rigged on a 7-foot Abu Garcia Vendetta rod with a Revo SX 6.4:1 reel.
Douglas Craig of Illinois bagged this 24-inch-long largemouth on a Strike King double willow spinnerbait (chartreuse). He was using 15-pound Seaguar Abrazx line rigged on a 7-foot Abu Garcia Vendetta rod with a Revo SX 6.4:1 reel.
Jack Olsen caught this 8-pound, 2-ounce bass on April 5, 2014, from Alabama's Guntersville Lake in the Goose Pond area. He was using a black and blue jig.
Jack Olsen caught this 8-pound, 2-ounce bass on April 5, 2014, from Alabama’s Guntersville Lake in the Goose Pond area. He was using a black and blue jig.
Crescent Lake in Crescent City, Fla., gave up this 7.6-pounder on Jan. 28, 2014. Keith W. North Jr. caught her using a Zoom Super Fluke (watermelon red) on 17-pound Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon with a 7-foot G.Loomis rod and Abu Garcia Revo MGX reel.
Crescent Lake in Crescent City, Fla., gave up this 7.6-pounder on Jan. 28, 2014. Keith W. North Jr. caught her using a Zoom Super Fluke (watermelon red) on 17-pound Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon with a 7-foot G.Loomis rod and Abu Garcia Revo MGX reel.
Micheal Gentry, of Clover, S.C., caught two 4-pounders within five minutes of each other from Lake Wylie, S.C., in the back of a cove. He was using a Yum Dinger (junebug).
Micheal Gentry, of Clover, S.C., caught two 4-pounders within five minutes of each other from Lake Wylie, S.C., in the back of a cove. He was using a Yum Dinger (junebug).
An Xcalibur XR50 lipless crankbait was just the ticket for Wes Cassell, who caught this bass from Cherokee Lake, Tenn., on March 15, 2014.
An Xcalibur XR50 lipless crankbait was just the ticket for Wes Cassell, who caught this bass from Cherokee Lake, Tenn., on March 15, 2014.