I am beginning to think there is no actual need for a dream journal to increase the odds of a person becoming lucid in any case and I only think it solely help with recall and nothing but it. In my own experience I have not record my non lucid dreams for 5 months now, with in those months my recall isn't anywhere it was at when I did journal non lucid dreams but it didn't decrease my odds on getting lucid. When I do get an LD I remember it with no problem even if my non lucid dreams frequently have been fragments. Because recall when conscious is always great in the moment.

I am now looking at dream journaling non lucid dreams only helps people who are not able to get lucid and remain unaware in their dreams to help recall them, but plays no relation to conscious recall. That's why to me it seems to be a waste of effort if someone reason for dream journaling is to have lucid dreams thinking that with better recall we'll make you more aware in your dreams. People have stated that they have had very vivid non lucid dreams that point/show dream signs at every corner and yet they still didn't realize even though they can recall it all and how the sensation felt.
Another example for why recall plays no benefit to lucidity is try right now to think about majority of the things you've done in the pass five days. If you're anything like my memory recall you'll have trouble remembering all the decision and actions you've made and yet you were still conscious then and you're still conscious now. You're more aware right now than you are in non lucid dreams recalling majority of it.
So is it really necessary to journal non lucid dreams in the hopes of it helping others obtain lucidity or is it truly not needed in someone goal to obtain a lucid dream?