Use it or not- that is your choice. I know I catch a lot more with it than I ever did without it. As for watching a screen, how is that much different than watching your line or cork? If you just want to go out on a boat and enjoy nature, might as well buy yourself a pontoon and drive around the lake like the folks the cruise by me all the time. Yes, I have spent more than my share of time in nature, hunting, hiking, taking pictures, catching turtles and snakes, and exploring. I am also over 65, so not a young folks thing.