Cowlitzfisherman, I believe that you are trying to nail down legal interpretations where the regs have been deliberately kept vague for our benefit. If you press for definitive interpretations the authorities will come down on the side of the most restrictive interpretations. For example, most of us fish all rods in the boat 'til the boat limit is reached. Even the gamies do it. My suggestion is to leave sleeping dogs lie and enjoy the foggy regs. They benefit you.