Nothing Goes As Planned

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The plan was to meet at a small privatelake near Stuttgart, Arkansas, to tape an edition of "(Mark) Zona's AwesomeFishing Show." But other than the early-morning gathering, nothing went asplanned.

At the end of the day, it made for an apt edition of atelevised outdoor show. You've got to be flexible in this business. No oneknows that better than Jerry McKinnis, who had his own show, "The Fishin'Hole," on ESPN for 30 years.

"I've never experienced anything quite like that,"said McKinnis of the adventure in central Arkansas that went completely off-script."We wanted something different. We'll remember that day."

Mark Zona's hero in the TV fishing...