Well not to beat up on a dead horse, but I guess the OP did ask about rods. lol
First I think spider rig trolling or any trolling is best done by several people, especially if lots of rods are employed.
Otherwise it can be a recipe for lots of screwed up rods, and it matters not which type you use.
A big catfish can make a mess of a bunch of rods real quick. And while all thats going on and your attention is sidetracked you've been blown into the bushes. Ask me how I know that. lol
I can clear the deck pretty fast with the telescopics, and if one happens to get busted no big deal.
Rerigging is easy, just unsnap the screwed up rig from the tip, toss it into a bucket, and snap on a new premade rig.

Plus im always alone, so I have to base what I do on conditions and not just preference. Which is why I carry lots of rods with me. I wont fight the conditions, just to do what I came prepared to do.
Probably a carry over from many years of strictly salt water.
If I troll and have a fish on before the second rod is in the water, I take that as a sign I won't need as many rods.
Frankly that happens often with the 12' rods, especially with minnows, which could also be a topic for discussion.
BnM no longer makes the 14' Black Widow telescopic. I do have one I bought several years back and tried to buy more recently. They make a 13' in that line and I do have several of those. But I frankly see no difference in what the fish prefer over the 12 footers, and again, especially with minnows.
I need 2 hands to pick up the extended 16' BnM Black Widow telescopic and thats unrigged.
Fast Break tackle shop in Okeechobee carries a line of telescopics called Shure Strike, and of coarse BnM also.
They are equally as good as the BnM as for quality, and they make a 15' which I bought just one of.
I really like that rod, but next time I went there they had sold out of that length. So I bought a few more 12' at 6 bucks each on sale.
If they get more of those in i'll get more, but otherwise I don't see myself moving away from what im doing.
I also like having a long telescopic along for reaching way out for a hole in the hydrilla or the taller stuff.
Especially since I see myself going backwards some on my choice of the jig rod length.