Two poles endorsement question

I'm rather new to fishing and I'm a bit unclear about the two poles for lakes and reservoirs regulation. If I don't have this endorsement does this mean I can still carry two poles with me onto the lake and just not have both lines in the water at the same time or I am only allowed to bring one pole with me regardless?

I'm rather new to fishing and I'm a bit unclear about the two poles for lakes and reservoirs regulation. If I don't have this endorsement does this mean I can still carry two poles with me onto the lake and just not have both lines in the water at the same time or I am only allowed to bring one pole with me regardless?

you can always carry as many rods as you want and they can be all rigged up and ready to fish, you are just limited in how many you can use to fish with at one time.

the 2 rod endorsement allows you to "use" (fish) with 2 rods at the same time.

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1. Use of more than one rod or one line when angling for any fish except:
a. A person with a current Two-Rod Validation may use two rods or lines when angling on standing water bodies which include lakes,
ponds, and reservoirs but exclude reservoirs on the Columbia River and the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam. Seasonal or
permanent backwaters and sloughs of rivers, streams or creeks and bays, estuaries and ocean waters are also excluded from the
Two-Rod Validation. See exceptions in Special Regulations which prohibit Two-Rod angling in coastal lakes during wild coho
salmon seasons.

you can always carry as many rods as you want and they can be all rigged up and ready to fish, you are just limited in how many you can use to fish with at one time.

the 2 rod endorsement allows you to "use" (fish) with 2 rods at the same time.

page 8:
1. Use of more than one rod or one line when angling for any fish except:
a. A person with a current Two-Rod Validation may use two rods or lines when angling on standing water bodies which include lakes,
ponds, and reservoirs but exclude reservoirs on the Columbia River and the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam. Seasonal or
permanent backwaters and sloughs of rivers, streams or creeks and bays, estuaries and ocean waters are also excluded from the
Two-Rod Validation. See exceptions in Special Regulations which prohibit Two-Rod angling in coastal lakes during wild coho
salmon seasons.

  Perfect, thank you.  That clears everything up.