A big part of the fun in boat fishing is really knowing how to use the fish-finding electronics. Too many don't really understand how to read a fish-finder, loran, GPS, radar. They get by with what they know, but don't go that extra step. Another thing a boat fisherman does is religiously records in a book--spots, rocks, ledges, and he knows how to set up on these spots, not wasting a bunch of time in anchoring or drifting. As for wire, again not all the wire liners understand really what is going on back there. Boat speed vs. current speed, the ratio of wire out to depth and hull speed through the water. Roughly 8:1.
And the boat guys that I know love boat fishing, take it seriously, catch good fish--but I do love when they get skunked and i don't.
Too, I think all of us on this site, a day on the water is a day on the water, enjoy it while its here.
I'II take a spot on the rocks anyday, but an invite to go boat fishing, drift around for fluke, tog, or wire a bass, I still find hard to resist.