Well I was gonna stay out of this debate but I can tell you for sure, unless the lake rules say otherwise you can for sure spider rig with 3 trolling poles and two hooks on each pole. As long as you are trolling you don't have to have any of the poles tagged. The key here is if you are anchored or not trolling. If you are anchored then you can fish with 50 poles as long as each pole is tagged with your name and address. I spider rig rend a lot and know for a fact the three pole rule. As far as the 50 poles and them being tagged, that is straight from the horses mouth. It falls under the jugging or trot line rules. But that would be more for guys who want to catfish. Who cares.