My wife and I love the HSB we have had in our pond for 2 1/2 years. We added more last fall to continue replacing what we harvest. I think the key to eating HSB is the cleaning process. There are many videos on youtube to help and it is not difficult. We personally love the flavor. My wife bakes them with lemon and it is a clean, white, flaky meat. They have a little fish flavor but nothing like catfish which we don't prefer. They do not reproduce and eat pellets well. When we started they were 8 in. and are now over 20 in. There is not much to dislike. They do not seem to hunt BG but we have others for that. Just another opinion from a nonexpert but this is our experience.
