La Jolla 8/11 Mola Mola - Ocean Sunfish - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 08-11-2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mtnbykr2

.......................or just lay there?

You talking about my ex?

I used to see a lot of these when I used to fish the 150spot. Are they edible?

mtnbykr2 · 08-11-2011, 02:39 PM

no that would have been "my ex" just before she took me to the cleaners...lol
I was just wonderin if they fought that thing looks pretty big

tunaseeker · 08-11-2011, 02:40 PM

Thats a big one! Last year I saw a bunch of small ones. Very courious little guys would come right up to the yak. Are they good eatin?

pchen911 · 08-11-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

You talking about my ex?

LOL....

No there was no fight. It does try to swim, but it moves so slow there was absolutely no fight to speak of.

Not sure if they are good eating, but I wasn't gonna find out. I heard it's bad luck to bring them onboard. So I just snapped a few pics, took out the hook, and sent him on his way.

The Kid · 08-11-2011, 05:35 PM

I heard they were really good to eat. Someone needs to find out and speak up lol. That sunfish looked like it was a finicky biter.

pchen911 · 08-11-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Kid

Someone needs to find out and speak up lol.

I will, if I run across him again during the Moyer Memorial Tournament.

It will be a shoo-in for winning the "others" division.

Iceman · 08-11-2011, 06:27 PM

I hear their snot is delicious in a bisque!

lterrero · 08-11-2011, 06:38 PM

what about these babies?

f'nsabiki · 08-11-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lterrero

what about these babies?

I hooked one of those that size zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz back and forth battle- probably close to 70 lbs..... oh well you guys know the rest of the story

mtnbykr2 · 08-12-2011, 06:25 AM

very interesting....I think I will pass on eatin might be a bit on the spicy side from livin on jellyfish

WahooUSMA · 08-11-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

You talking about my ex?

I used to see a lot of these when I used to fish the 150spot. Are they edible?

LMFAO X-10

fishsouthcounty · 08-11-2011, 09:04 PM

i think the Opah's are the ones to take home, the mola's are best to be left uneaten.

Lets_Fish · 08-11-2011, 09:27 PM

According to Wikipedia:

The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, or common mola, is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. It has an average adult weight of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe. It resembles a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally. Sunfish can be as tall as they are long when their dorsal and ventral fins are extended.

Sunfish live on a diet that consists mainly of jellyfish, but because this diet is nutritionally poor, they consume large amounts in order to develop and maintain their great bulk. Females of the species can produce more eggs than any other known vertebrate.[1] Sunfish fry resemble miniature pufferfish, with large pectoral fins, a tail fin and body spines uncharacteristic of adult sunfish.

Adult sunfish are vulnerable to few natural predators, but sea lions, orcas and sharks will consume them. Among humans, sunfish are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, including Japan, the Korean peninsula and Taiwan. In the EU, regulations ban the sale of fish[2] and fishery products[3] derived of the Molidae family. Sunfish are frequently, though accidentally, caught in gillnets, and are also vulnerable to harm or death from encounters with floating trash, such as plastic bags.

A member of the order Tetraodontiformes, which also includes pufferfish, porcupinefish and filefish, the sunfish shares many traits common to members of this order. It was originally classified as Tetraodon mola under the pufferfish genus, but it has since been given its own genus, Mola, with two species under it. The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, is the type species of the genus.

There is more on the link below.

Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish

The Kid · 08-11-2011, 09:49 PM

READ THIS: http://www.mexfish.com/enad/enad2005...nad051205a.htm

Who knows but someone needs to find out.

08-11-2011, 06:27 PM	#7
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I hear their snot is delicious in a bisque! __________________

08-11-2011, 06:38 PM	#8
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	what about these babies? Attached Images

08-11-2011, 02:39 PM	#2
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	no that would have been "my ex" just before she took me to the cleaners...lol I was just wonderin if they fought that thing looks pretty big

08-11-2011, 02:40 PM	#3
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 653	Thats a big one! Last year I saw a bunch of small ones. Very courious little guys would come right up to the yak. Are they good eatin?

08-11-2011, 05:35 PM	#5
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	I heard they were really good to eat. Someone needs to find out and speak up lol. That sunfish looked like it was a finicky biter.

08-12-2011, 06:25 AM	#10
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	very interesting....I think I will pass on eatin might be a bit on the spicy side from livin on jellyfish

08-11-2011, 09:04 PM	#12
fishsouthcounty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Juan Capistrano, Ca Posts: 518	i think the Opah's are the ones to take home, the mola's are best to be left uneaten.

08-11-2011, 09:27 PM	#13
Lets_Fish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wildomar, CA. Posts: 294	According to Wikipedia: The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, or common mola, is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. It has an average adult weight of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). The species is native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe. It resembles a fish head with a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally. Sunfish can be as tall as they are long when their dorsal and ventral fins are extended. Sunfish live on a diet that consists mainly of jellyfish, but because this diet is nutritionally poor, they consume large amounts in order to develop and maintain their great bulk. Females of the species can produce more eggs than any other known vertebrate.[1] Sunfish fry resemble miniature pufferfish, with large pectoral fins, a tail fin and body spines uncharacteristic of adult sunfish. Adult sunfish are vulnerable to few natural predators, but sea lions, orcas and sharks will consume them. Among humans, sunfish are considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, including Japan, the Korean peninsula and Taiwan. In the EU, regulations ban the sale of fish[2] and fishery products[3] derived of the Molidae family. Sunfish are frequently, though accidentally, caught in gillnets, and are also vulnerable to harm or death from encounters with floating trash, such as plastic bags. A member of the order Tetraodontiformes, which also includes pufferfish, porcupinefish and filefish, the sunfish shares many traits common to members of this order. It was originally classified as Tetraodon mola under the pufferfish genus, but it has since been given its own genus, Mola, with two species under it. The ocean sunfish, Mola mola, is the type species of the genus. There is more on the link below. Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish

08-11-2011, 09:49 PM	#14
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	READ THIS: http://www.mexfish.com/enad/enad2005...nad051205a.htm Who knows but someone needs to find out.