Accidental Striper

This fish comes with a story. I was going to let the wind blow me in to the 10-15 foot water that I wanted to fish. I killed the outboard in 70ft of water and was heading to my target. I decided to give a cast to see if my baitcaster was tuned in. The cast was fine, and in fact, I hooked up with this fish on that test cast! I didn't have a pair of pliers and I couldn't figure out how to get this fish in the boat. I ended up hooking my scale to the crankbait and lifted it into the livewell that way. I had to head across the lake looking for my dad who was in the other boat with the tools and stuff. Good thing, though. Cause I was able to get this picture! 12lbs.