Interesting catch at La Jolla 8/29

[habanero]

I've actually tasted Sun Fish.
It really kind of tastes like lobster!
I was on a Mexican party boat and they passed out small bags of meat
cut from the middle. It seems a shame because they thew away about
90% of the fish away. They said the rest was uneatable. I'm not even
sure if it is legal to take one in US water?

BTW:
The pictures I took did not come out. Not worth uploading.

[herbo]

Cool report! haven't seen too many sun fish hook ups, must be a major work out on the water.....H

[rdahl]

Originally Posted by habanero

I've actually tasted Sun Fish.
It really kind of tastes like lobster!
I was on a Mexican party boat and they passed out small bags of meat
cut from the middle. It seems a shame because they thew away about
90% of the fish away. They said the rest was uneatable. I'm not even
sure if it is legal to take one in US water?

BTW:
The pictures I took did not come out. Not worth uploading.

I bet you ate opah which is sometimes called sunfish. Mola is supposedly poisonous to humans, at least that's what the books say.

[fishchaser25]

I don't know about you guys but on the boats I work on in Newport it is bad joojoo (luck) to bring a mola on the boat or gaff them.

[dorado50]

I have never caught a fish off a kelp paddy with a mola,either on top of or near the paddy. If theres a mola on the paddy you might as well just move on ! They have no friends.......