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Stand-up smallmouth

By Rob Russow
Bassmaster.com

Thursday, June 25, 2009

STURGIS, Mich. — When you get stood up by a smallmouth bass, you can tell immediately. It not a tame puppy that would gladly jump right into your lap, it's a freight train steaming out of the county and all you can do is stand up and hold on. As I drove the twisting roads of the backcountry of Michigan on my way to Mark Zona's house, my stomach twisted with nervous anticipation of the day and a half to come. I would be fishing with two of the best smallmouth bass anglers in the country: Zo ...

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