page 11 in Tennessee regulation book
POLE or ROD LIMIT
unless otherwise noted in this guide or by proclamation, their is no limit on the number of poles an angler May have in use.
Unless otherwise restricted in this proclamation, anglers are restricted to a maximum of 3 hooks per rod, pole or hand-held line. Single, double
or treble hooks each count as one hook. The statewide hook restriction does not apply when using a sabiki rig (also known as piscatore rig) to take shad or herring. A sabiki rig is a set of small lures attached to a single line typically used to catch baitfish.