Mark Zona and Chris Zaldain geared up for a Zona LIVE presented by TROKAR. Monday afternoon Zona rigged his equipment in preparation for Tuesday's show.
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Zaldain grabbed a pile of treble hooks and made some hook changes on baits.
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In a matter of a few moments, Zona turns his Power Poles into Drift Paddles for the Great Lakes and rough water.
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It's never a good thing when the American Flag is blowing straight out because of wind on the Great Lakes.
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Zona and Zaldain make it to their first spot of the day, but it already looks different than days prior because of the sustained winds since Monday.
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They try to fish around for a few minutes, but realize before LIVE starts up that it wasn't going to go well and that the weather had a big factor on the outcome of Tuesday's show.
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They head to another spot after postponing Zona LIVE for an hour, which means it started at 9 a.m. ET and ended at 1 p.m. ET.
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The next four hours were something special as Mark Zona and Chris Zaldain caught big smallmouth and answered fan questions.
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