WRB-How Does the Cosmic Clock Work?

[CJ]

MFBAB, you would need to add rings for water current and elevation if you were on the TN River to complete the clock but then it wouldn't just be cosmic, would it?

[Catt]

8 hours ago, CJ said:

MFBAB, you would need to add rings for water current and elevation if you were on the TN River to complete the clock but then it wouldn't just be cosmic, would it?

The temperatures need adjusting

[MFBAB]

9 hours ago, CJ said:

MFBAB, you would need to add rings for water current and elevation if you were on the TN River to complete the clock but then it wouldn't just be cosmic, would it?

Not my chart, not made for the TN river.  I, like Catt, have caught a lot of fish my whole life without ever hearing of this chart, which is actually almost as old as me   I, however, also like reading about fishing, and I like looking at seasonal guides and things of that nature, especially during the down time in the winter,

I started this thread to ask Tom what this chart was about, apparently the timing was bad because he is sick. 

Have fun with it guys, I'm out. 

[WRB]

On January 11, 2016 at 8:39 PM, Drew03cmc said:

I'm using the 4.8 with 3/32 or 1/8 and Ned rigs this year on a 7' ML Powell.

 

On January 19, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Little Fish.... said:

I'm sold lol. What colors? 

 

On January 19, 2016 at 7:59 PM, MIbassyaker said:

Whatever colors you'd use for jigs and/or craws in your waters, I suppose. For me that's anything with a base of black, pumpkin, green pumpkin, or watermelon.

 

On January 21, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Mike L said:

I used the keeper one time and the weight kept pushing it down the line too much. Of course I only use a 1oz so maybe that was the problem.

 

Mike 

 

On January 23, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Evan K said:

What's a good all-around size for a snap?

 

[Paul Roberts]

I think the Cosmic Clock and other attempts at describing/picturing the annual cycle are valuable sources of information. It's information we anglers do not become aware of till we've been around the sun more than a few times. My hat is off to anyone who puts in the time and effort to figure things out and share them. The experienced anglers here did not each reinvent the wheel but gleaned enormous amounts of information and insight from other anglers, both in person, from books, and the internet.

As I believe Tom is not-so-subtley suggesting in the above post, some things are more important than others -info that must be resolved before all the other questions come on-line. 

Tom, the graphics on your CC are quite beautiful. Who did the graphic work?

[WRB]

Paul, the original was on paper done with felt tip pen and color markers for a presentation.

This version was created from the original by a  computer guy named Jared Pease, I am not that creative, it's piece of art now!

Tom

[Nitrofreak]

The best part of fishing to me is being open minded about things that experienced anglers pass along, this, combined with other lessons, always has a place in the art of figuring things out, maybe it was designed and built to better enhance the anglers experience on the west coast, I find the clock a little confusing to read but, it's something I can continue to study and hopefully find a use for.  

[Catt]

The only part I disagree with is "temperature", if one waits on those temperatures he will miss most of the pre-spawn. Temperatures & the "spawn" has been discussed here many times with observational evidence showing the spawn happens colder than once believed.

Aside from that Tom's pretty much spot on!

[WRB]

Back when I did this bass boats didn't have biult in temperature probes on transducers or hulls that measure the surface temp. I used a analog temp meter (Dark Ind) with 50' leads and put the probe down the basses mouth to read body temps or dropped the weight probe to the depth I metered bass or observed them like during the spawn. The temperature difference could be digital surface temps anglers use today verses actual water temps where the bass are located.

What you learn after years of experiences is nothing is absolute, lots of variables in real world.

Thanks Catt!

Tom