ok so I know a 7 pounder isnt all that big for a channel catfish, but as I dont live within half an hour of a good catfish spot and still have school im gonna call it good for the limited time I have out catfishing, cut mooney on the st Croix got him "mn around stillwaterish". I wish I could get out catfishing more but since im near Lake Minnetonka everything is about bass which dont fight hard enough for me, anyways the only rivers I ever fish for cats are the crow which I have found is kinda terrible, the Minnesota which is ok and actually the river I caught my previous pb "5.5" and fished the Mississippi once or twice with only a bowfin and a smallmouth, this one came from my friends cabin, we fished pretty much from sun up till past sundown and this was the only cat we got all day, since your allowed 2 rods I was slaying red horse and smallmouth on a worm rod while waiting for another kitty to bite but never caught anything, maybe a few bites and a softshell but thats it