Seems like if any of us knew the answer, we'd be rich! The LMB seem to chew (especially the big girls) when the barometer is dropping and a low pressure system is moving in, and it gets tough after, you know, the bluebird sky type of deal. The pressure drop makes them want to eat. I think the checkers relate more to the current then the weather, but I don't know. Those drizzly days when a storm is moving in seem to produce pretty well on the LMB. Anyone fished San V lately, heard it was still pretty good. History shows the croaker love the dark, the sun rising shuts it off a lot of times. Seabass and squid, go figure!