You poor deprived people. If you want a quality bass fishing all within short drive of each other. You have to go with Alabama.
Alabama may have less trophy lakes, but it is the best state for bass in terms of quanity and quality fish in the 2-6 pound range.
Screw cali, texas, and florida. I'm sticking to Alabama until the bitter ends. Sure I'll go fishing in florida, texas, cali, etc. But I'm moving and living in state of Alabama. So many quality fishery within reasonable drive. And there many small lakes you dont know about.
Long live the state of Alabama!
Alabama got smallmouth on pickwick, spotted bass on the coosa river, and giant largemouth on guntersville.
Gotta love Alabama.
I dont believe any other state offer trophy bass in all 3 species. By trophy I'm say 5-10 pounds.
You can catch trophy largemouth at guntersville, trophy spots on the coosa river chain, and trophy smallies on pickwick and wheeler.