I love the analogy Mooch, ....hilarious, but it doesn't quite apply.

I had my sarcastic hat on last night and was comparing apples to oranges. There is no right or wrong, good or bad, best or worst way here, just different styles that both get the job done while offering the angler different ways of satisfying their fishing styles.
I typically float fish from a boat when moving down a stream and want to hit a lot of water and not let water pass me by all day, so I choose to employ a technique that allows me to cover as much of it as possible. Fit's my fishing style.

Pinning from a boat under the same conditions would be less than ideal IMO. But, you might have more fun than using a baitcaster, and if that suits ya, have at it!

Don't worry about What and his monitoring, his attention span is as long as a kitten on meth and high on catnip.