I agree the limit issue is confusing. Here is how our fishing limits went:
We caught 5 pinks and 1 silver in area 8.2. So one punch card had 4 humpies on it. No more fishing with that rod (or fisherman, except charters do it all the time). We had one silver on the second punch card. No fish on the 3rd card. We then went to Possession, fishing 2 poles. After the first fish limited a second card we were down to one pole and limited that card. So the limits were card 1, 4 salmon from 8.2. Card 2 one salmon each from 8.2 and 9, card 3 2 salmon from area 9. Our cards were filled in as we fished so we always kept it legal.
I have always found this limit issue to be interesting on charters as everyone keeps fishing till the boat limits on every charter I've ever been on. Seems like sports fishers should have the same latitude.
In any case, it's off to fight the crowds this Saturday. Going to try West Point and work north, keeping Humpy Hollow an option if we have bad luck on the silvers. See you on the water.