The final Zona LIVE of the year brings us to Michigan where Mark Zona teamed up with Elite Series pro Brent Ehrler as they battled the cold temperatures and wind for the sake of the LIVE show.
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Zona prepares correctly by synching up his Carhartt boots for a day of battling smallmouth.
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He equips drift paddles onto his Power-Pole shallow water anchors in case he fishes big water.
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He first graced Mark Zona with his smiling photo sticker at iCast where Zona wore it on his shirt, now his boat is also graced with Ehrler's presence.
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The anglers and camera crew got an early start as we headed out two hours before sunrise.
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We make it to the ramp and Zona is ready to get Zona LIVE presented by Daiwa underway.
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Ehrler couldn't resist dropping down a bait to a fish they saw on their Humminbird graphs. The LIVE show was just moments from getting started.
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And then Ehrler boat flipped this smallmouth to break the ice on the first cast of Zona LIVE.
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Zona took his perch on the front deck and began throwing his bait of choice today, an umbrella rig.
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Another chunky smallmouth. They were pleased with the fast start as the temperatures were in the low 40's with sustained winds throughout the day.
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Camera boat driver Neil Vandebeizen helps steady cameraman Jason Dillard as the wind created some waves.
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He pulled this one towards the boat as cameraman Wes Miller was locked in.
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He tells a funny story about how he accidentally hooked one of his sons in the nose with a bait just a few months ago.
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Ehrler notices all the smallmouth that appeared on the graph after Zona fought that fish to the boat.
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Northern Michigan was treating these two anglers and the viewers well so far.
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Zona had a good one-two punch between the Umbrella Rig and a dropshot, both on Daiwa combos.
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Every so often they would coax a fish below the boat to bite and they would bring them in the boat fast.
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After catching a few smaller fish, they decided to idle over to another part of their flat to try it.
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Zona set the hook on what he thought was a giant, but it was a Northern Pike.
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Zona takes a moment to explain how he rigs his Strike King Titanium Umbrella Rig with 3.75-inch Rage Swimmers.
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Zona was so pumped up he wanted a fist bump before he ever landed the fish.
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You wouldn't be able to tell it was cold on the water because fans were chiming in with questions and the two stars were willing to answer.
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They fist bump because they know they will run into a big one at some point.
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He finishes answering the viewers question as he walks to the driver seat.
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Thanking the fans, guests and production people that make it all possible.
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