Todd, a study in Alabama that Ewest provided came to those conclusions where frequently caught bass were removed to a pond for further breeding. Several iterations were used and the bass progeny remained "relatively" easy to catch. Also, the pond was drained and the bass that were never caught were removed to another pond and their progeny fished for. Several generations of them were also fished for and studied. Fishing results for them were poor.
I'm not sure how electrofishing would really solve the problem unless all caught fish were tagged by the angler.
The only good thing about a wary fish is that someday, I just might catch a whopper.
