I remember some 15 years back when a guide pulled 200 lb mola mola (oceanic sunfish) up at the Billings boat ramp on his trailer.
BUM speaks the truth, and I have evidence of said Mola at Billings.
[All identities have been hidden to protect the innocent]
Turns out, they had asked about the State Record for this fish, but after the story about snagging it, it was DQ'ed!!!
Oh, and the part about them being slow and floating on the surface. That's a myth. They do that to warm up, after diving down to great depths for feeding, where the temperatures are wicked cold. I've personally seen a Mola WAY bigger than the one in the picture, breaching like a mullet would, multiple times in a row. It was on a BP Platform, about 100 miles out of Galveston.
I remember some 15 years back when a guide pulled 200 lb mola mola (oceanic sunfish) up at the Billings boat ramp on his trailer.
BUM speaks the truth, and I have evidence of said Mola at Billings.
[All identities have been hidden to protect the innocent]
Turns out, they had asked about the State Record for this fish, but after the story about snagging it, it was DQ'ed!!!
Oh, and the part about them being slow and floating on the surface. That's a myth. They do that to warm up, after diving down to great depths for feeding, where the temperatures are wicked cold. I've personally seen a Mola WAY bigger than the one in the picture, breaching like a mullet would, multiple times in a row. It was on a BP Platform, about 100 miles out of Galveston.
I remember some 15 years back when a guide pulled 200 lb mola mola (oceanic sunfish) up at the Billings boat ramp on his trailer.
BUM speaks the truth, and I have evidence of said Mola at Billings.
[All identities have been hidden to protect the innocent]
Turns out, they had asked about the State Record for this fish, but after the story about snagging it, it was DQ'ed!!!
Oh, and the part about them being slow and floating on the surface. That's a myth. They do that to warm up, after diving down to great depths for feeding, where the temperatures are wicked cold. I've personally seen a Mola WAY bigger than the one in the picture, breaching like a mullet would, multiple times in a row. It was on a BP Platform, about 100 miles out of Galveston.
HIYA!,
Right on! Thanks for sharing. The weight I stated was pure estimation of a memory. No clue to actual weight. I have no clue where my pictures went to. Also, I bought into the myth of slowly drifting with the currents. They don't look like strong swimmers and most pics and vids you see is when they are lounging on the surface. Thanks for the tid bit of info!
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