I think the two rod rule is ridiculous. Most states allow two rods and in Canada you can fish as many as you like. If the two rods hurts the fish runs then something must be screwy to the north because most of their salmon runs are in much better shape than ours. When we make trips to Canada for example if there's two of us on board we will usually fish three rods and I have never had a problem with killing fish or having tangles this way. I think if someone wishes to fish more than one rod they should have the option of doing that.