They were brought to Europe from Asia as food fish. Likewise, they were brought from Europe to the US for the same reason. As with any fish, the cleaner the water they come from, the better they taste.Originally Posted by dmbutler47
I, however, do not eat them. (I don't eat anything I catch -- gills, crappie, etc.) I fish for them because they're big, they fight incredibly hard, and they get almost no pressure.