Seems to me gill nets are not that effective on largemouth bass. In the little time I worked for my state fish & game department (here in Indiana it's called DNR) most of the bass shyed away from gill nets. But then the water was fairly clear do that may have made a difference.

Do you guys in the south have a different experience?

If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.