If I catch fish all the better and believe me, the purpose of the trip is to catch fish but even if I don't it is all good. I absolutely love night fishing and FNF season. Nothing more peaceful than these 2 types of fishing to me. Night fishing, when it is just me, my blacklight, the darkness, my favorite lure of choice for wherever I am chucking, the owls, frogs, coyotes, bugs and whatever else comes out at night. Very peaceful at night, especially during the week when most of my fishing is done. All the boat traffic stops and the lake is very calm and peaceful. Winter at Dale Hollow, no boat traffic, my FNF rod and favorite honey hole is just as peaceful. I even like it when it is sleeting and snowing at Dale, not because it is peaceful and comfortable, but the fish will be biting. I have my choice, high blue skies and the scenery of Dale or nasty conditions and better biting fish. Either way, night or winter, offers peace and quiet from the daily grind of the work torture, quiet times from the Wife and Kids will help a man clear his head and make life all better. I am mad that I did not find this type of activity until 2003 when I bought my first boat at 35 years old, for I wish more every day that I had been doing this since I was 20 and wonder how many peaceful trips or 5lb Brownfish I have missed in the previous 15 years. Catch and Release fellas for we all will have better chances in the future. I really can't wait until my 3 year old, Joshua, gets a little older and can't wait for the first night trip that he is falling asleep in the bottom of my old heap. He is already casting his Little Tykes rod and reel, plus learning to reel in a spinning reel that I rigged on a piece of broom stick. He calls them "Big Mall Mall Mall Mouth Bass", which is just fine with me for I find calling the Big Brownfish "Mall Mall Mall Mouth Bass" myself. He also bust my chops in saying that "Uncle Cliff" (ie chunknwind) is his fishing buddy instead of me. Can't wait to share a boat with Uncle Cliff and my boy chasing some big Brownies at Dale and will be One Happy Fella when Joshua ties into and lands his first fish, first Brownfish and first 5lb Brownfish. It will not be for lack of effort and dedication on my part in getting him to this point and can't wait. Take a Kid Fishing fellas, even if you don't have a kid, take a niece or nephew along for some fun.