Striper fishing?!

[ChumDumpster]

I'm new to the forums on this site.. Ive been fishing the Raritan bay with my father (butcher boy don) for years and this year I finally purchased my own boat. It's been an amazing fluke year for me so far but I'm ready to get back into my favorite, striper fishing.I'm still a little hesitant about taking my boat out at night so my question is, am I wasting my time to start striper fishing during the day now? And if I do need to start up the night trips I'll be buying a portable spotlight..How many lumens/foot candles are recommended for me to be able to safely operate the boat at night?? Any input would be great, thank you.