We usually carry 8 rods for everyone in the boat (family). We fish bait mostly, and depending on tides can usually productively fish 6-8 lines at a time, depending on tides and wind. Most anglers can easily fish 2 rods with bait at a time. It is not uncommon for less experienced anglers or an angler needing to frequently recast to remain close to structure to only fish one line. Likewise, it is not uncommon for a more experienced angler to fish three lines, especially if there are only two anglers in the boat.
Having a lot of lines in the water helps the boat quickly determine which bait is working best (dead shrimp, live shrimp, mullet, or crab), which point in the water column is hot (bottom or under a bobber), and which side of the boat is hot (bank/structure side or other side).
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