Mark Zona

[LrgmouthShad]

Mark Zona is weird

[TnRiver46]

[MN Fisher]

36 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Mark Zona is weird

Fun though - he's an entertainer first, an angler second.

 

His guests seem to enjoy spending time with him...I wouldn't mind a day on the water with Zona...it wouldn't be boring...

[LrgmouthShad]

13 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

it wouldn't be boring...

That for sure it wouldn't be. ?

 

No disrespect and I appreciate his work. 

 

I would say I am quite the weird critter myself but oftentimes I find myself thinking "huh?" after some comment he makes on bassmaster live tournaments.

 

When I was watching more tournaments I picked up the habit for days of going "ooohhhHH" kinda like he did in a couple tournaments and my roommate at the time wondered if I was okay and asked me to stop ?

 

 

[MN Fisher]

12 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

That for sure it wouldn't be. ?

 

No disrespect and I appreciate his work. 

I still get a kick out of one of his 'Live' shows....him and long-time friend KVD were fishing a lake in Michigan. Kevin gets a good one and Zona gives him a 'smack'.

 

Ya...he's a character.

[T-Billy]

My kinda wierd. I'd love to spend a day chasing smalljaws with him. 

On 8/28/2022 at 8:54 PM, MN Fisher said:

he's an entertainer first, an angler second.

Dunno about that. He's entertaining for sure, but dude's a legit hammer. 

[Deleted account]

A lot of TV and social media anglers develop an on air entertainer persona, There are many fantastic anglers who would put folks to sleep in 5 minutes, It is a business after all. 

[Captain Phil]

I like Zona.  I especially liked his old fishing show.  He's not your average boring TV host.  He knows tournaments and what the anglers are going through.  When you get right down to it, watching 100 anglers reel up two pound bass all day can get pretty boring.  The last tournament on the upper Mississippi was the best or the worst depending upon how you felt about it.

[LrgmouthShad]

7 minutes ago, Captain Phil said:

When you get right down to it, watching 100 anglers reel up two pound bass all day can get pretty boring

The recent Oahe tournament is incredibly boring to watch…. At least day 1 that I saw
 

I’ve watched some tournaments that are a lot more exciting, but sometimes, I think you are right… sometimes watching good fishing is like watching paint dry. I try to pick stuff up as I’m watching a tournament. Sometimes I watch em, sometimes I don’t, but I try and learn.

[Captain Phil]

Bass tournament are great for the sport.  Anglers benefit from the knowledge they gain. They wake up local government officials and businesses to the financial benefits of good fishing. They sell a lot of boats, accessories and tackle. That said, I don't view bass tournaments as riveting TV.    I suspect they televise them to please the sponsors?   I record them and fast forward to the good parts.  Thank God for Zona or I wouldn't make it through.  

[FryDog62]

1 hour ago, Deleted account said:

There are many fantastic anglers who would put folks to sleep in 5 minutes, It is a business after all. 

i.e. Rick Clunn

[Deleted account]

23 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

i.e. Rick Clunn

Campbell, Cochran, Wheeler,... ZZZZZZ

[Skunkmaster-k]

Zona is hilarious. The episode he dedicated to Aaron Martens was awesome. 

[Fishlegs]

Aren't we all weird in our own way? No doubt he's different, but I enjoy his show. I watch it whenever I can.

 

I usually decide to keep watching a fishing show based on whether or not I'd go fishing with the host. I'd go fishing with Zona. I bet it would be a trip you'd never forget.

[bowhunter63]

He puts the fun in fishing. Enjoy his show and he is a good angler 

[Jmilburn76]

Zona is one of my favs as well as Ott.

[NavyToad]

He parlayed his personality into one heck of a gig. I like him.

 

He and my nephew could pass for twins.

[GreenPig]

Zona's show is always set to record at my house.

[DitchPanda]

I've always been a fan...brings a big shot of personality into an otherwise business forward by the books type of job. He can be serious tho and I appreciate that...his tribute to Aaron Martens is moving.

 

[T-Billy]

Getting Kevin to sing "kicking a dead horse" was priceless!!! I laugh every time I see it. It's such an out of character moment for KVD. Nobody else would have got him to do it. Some funny episodes with Fieder, Hackney, Martens... He brings the fun side out of all his guests.

On 9/2/2022 at 7:50 AM, FryDog62 said:

i.e. Rick Clunn

 

On 9/2/2022 at 8:14 AM, Deleted account said:

Campbell, Cochran, Wheeler,... ZZZZZZ

Imagine Mark Davis in Zona's seat. It would be unwatchable.

[A-Jay]

When I first retired & moved to Michigan, I definitely needed

a crash course / refresher on fishing for brown bass. 

Mark Zona seems to be fishing in places & in a manner that suited my style.

I watched several of his early videos and learned a TON of exactly what I needed. 

From tubes & swingheads to A-Rigs & jerkbaits.

Quite a bit of my early success can be directly attributed to his stuff.

A couple of years ago when I was shopping for my rig,

I saw him at a sports show near Detroit and I got to tell him as much.

Saying Thank you didn't seem like nearly enough.  

Despite his on camera presentation, I found him to be perhaps a little zany,

but for the most part, a regular & humble dude. 

Besides, he's a fellow paisan.

A-Jay

 

[Team9nine]

Anybody that dedicates an entire show to Spoonplugging is OK in my book  

[LrgmouthShad]

Man this commentary had me cracking up, I have to admit. Zona talking about Hackney. 1:26:14 and onward is what you want.