well saidNAPA
As much as i enjoy fishing out of my bass boat even if it's 16 yrs old i never count the car top guys out. We were all car top guys at one point or another and i honestly think i caught as much if not more fish out of my canoe. Definitely less hassle and a hell of a lot cheaper than the bass boat. I think car top guys tend to fish slower ( in a good way) and concentrate more on their fishing than how quickly they can get to the next hot spot (lol) and it shows at the scale as you said you have placed 2x.
What it comes down too is if we're having a good time who cares what we fish out of.
Good luck
See you on the water
ED