You also have to consider some of the weekend warriors do not exactly know what they are doing. I have seen many just fly past fish on top. The percentage of them hooking up could be very low, but some do get lucky.
I see a huge factor in taking fish on light tackle missing from this thread.
The person behind the wheel knowing wtf they're doing and knowing when to run down a fish, when to keep the boat moving, and when to hold the boat in position and how.