I think their meat is 10 times better than catfish. If i'm going to catch fish to keep in freshwater these are the ones. I recommend everyone release fish over 10 pounds because their are not that many big ones anymore. Also what most people hear about them destroying sportfish populations is wrong. The ones i have gutted have had only these fish in their stomachs: shad, perch, carp, buffalo and ducks.
Like i said before in another topic, these are the only fish that can control carp and buffalo fish.
