Catfish is disgusting to eat, at least the ones we have here in Spain, which are sometimes past 50kg.
Soundtrack by The Flaming Lips. Very entertaining. But I don’t think watching would make anyone want to try catfish!
I've definitely had some good catfish in the US. Sourcing matters, and also probably how you prepare it. Breaded and deep fried is of course tasty, if not healthy.
Southeast Asian cuisines are generally very good at preparing catfish - they have a native variety called Basa which is very mild.
Meanwhile, in Indiana where I grew up there are restaurants that advertise their catfish, if not an outright catfish restaurant. Those are probably not fish that they just caught out of a river, though.
…which are sometimes past 50kg.
Oh, well that’s probably part of the problem. Not a catfish eater myself, but the ones people eat would almost fit on a large plate.