Catch her if you can: Real men can't beat reel girl

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[Brainhose]

They'll be talking about Molly's monster catch for generations. The West Tisbury 12-year-old is the winner of the monthlong Martha's Vineyard striped bass fishing tournament for her 49.2-pound giant. ``I thought it was an alligator,'' Molly Fischer said last night. ``I was scared of it when we brought it in the boat,'' she added. ``But it only took me 20 minutes to bring it in.'' Molly beat out more than 1,000 salty fishermen to win the 60th annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. She was declared the winner Sunday. ``The local fishermen are so excited,'' said Molly's mom, Linda Fischer. ``This is the true essence of the derby, the true essence of life on the island. It's as honest and pure as you can get.'' Molly won the derby in four categories including the junior division, the biggest fish reeled in from a boat, the biggest overall fish, and the biggest fish from a female. For her efforts she has won a number of prizes including fishing equipment. Molly, who is 5-foot-6, dragged the 5-foot-1-inch long, striped bass into the weigh-in station in Edgartown by herself. Molly said she caught her trophy in Vineyard Sound just off Menemsha. She fought 10-foot waves and swirling waves while bringing in her catch. As for all the celebrity catching on, she giggled and called it all ``amazing.''

[Brainhose]

Thats one big fish!

[Maximus of Texas]

Good, now all she has to do is clean it and cook it up for the men in the home!

[elli1]

Cool.

[Brainhose]

She's going to need a whole lot of bread crumbs or Ritz Cracker crums to coat that thing in.
I bet Dad cleans it for her.

[proudofthesouth]

Way to go! I bet she has it mounted.

[MotleyGirl70]

Wow, nice catch Molly!

About time someone caught that beast.

Yes, there's no doubt she'll get it mounted.

[LongElegantLegs]

You're just after a piece of bass. ;-P

[laceybrookesdad]

Can you believe she caught that big of a base!! What a monster of a catch. Maybe we should invest in a bigger net?? :)

[codyjacksmom]

That would be way too cool to bring in...talk about fun!