Bill, I am sure no expert on catfish, but people who are have told me there is nothing better than FHC. BC are good, as are CC, but FHC ranks at the top.
Unfortunately, I suspect FHC are probably the hardest to find for stocking. Also, more info is out there about how to raise CC or even BC.
Completely agree. FHC most folks don't know you can cut the belly off and it's the softest tender fish meat I've ever tasted. Here is a picture of a larger BC we caught a few years back, notice how white the meat is. With this a catfish this size we cube the meat and soak in salt water before vacuum sealing.
Here are bags of FHC fillets. Vacuum sealed front left is the belly meat. So tender and great color on these fish.
