Big Island Woman Just Misses Half-Ton Marlin Catch Record

Molly Palmer, 28, pulled a 12-foot marlin out of the water, but just missed the world record because her crew mates helped pull the fish aboard.

The AP has this story: 

A 5-foot-9-inch woman tournament fishing in Hawaii waters fought a 12-foot marlin more than four hours before getting it on her team’s boat and weighing it at more than a half-ton - a would-be world record.

But 28-year-old Molly Palmer is missing out on the glory and thousands in tournament prize money for one pesky reason: Her team’s honor code.

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Palmer needed to reel in the fish by herself in order for it to qualify as a valid catch for the tournament, according to rules set by the International Game Fishing Association. 

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