People eat them but not on top of the list
Considered rough fish here, you can catch a boat load if you want

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/fwd/

Like everything else, different areas they are called by different names

I ate drum all my life, and ain’t killed me yet, Lug! How you been? Say hi to Mark for me if you see him. Hope all is well!

Will do Lee. I was up his way last week, didn’t get to see him though.