Chris Flint figured he was giving himself plenty of time to get back to check-in on day 1 of the Lake St. Clair Bassmaster Northern Open. He left his fishing spot at 4 p.m. and planned to have an hour and 15 minutes for the ride back to the ramp. Nothing went according to plan, however.

Shortly after leaving to head back to weigh-in, Flint's boat (a Triton TR21) began taking on water at an alarming rate, so much so that he and co-angler Brett Walker had to abandon the vessel and climb aboard a nearby channel buoy ("Buoy number 26," Walker recalled) in Lake St. Clair until a Coast Guard boat arrived.

Find BassFan editor Todd Ceisner's full story about these anglers getting lucky on their sinking boat here.