Fisherman caught on camera RIDING giant Mola 'after forming a bond with the animal and becoming good friends'

  • The video was filmed off the Pacific coast of Mexico
  • Molas can grow to 11 feet long and 5,000 pounds
  • They are not harmful to humans

By Ryan Gorman

PUBLISHED: 19:20 EST, 5 August 2013 | UPDATED: 22:19 EST, 5 August 2013


An amazing video shows a man riding a giant fish like a horse in the Pacific Ocean.

Uploaded to YouTube July 30, the video shows a man riding a gigantic Mola in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. The fish didn’t seem to mind the ride, and wasn’t hurt.

Mola can grow to 11 feet long and weigh 5,000 pounds, according to National Geographic. They are not dangerous to humans.

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Massive: It's hard to believe anyone would think it's a good idea to ride a Mola, but they are not harmful to humans

Massive: It's hard to believe anyone would think it's a good idea to ride a Mola, but they are not harmful to humans

Yee hah!: This fisherman rode a Mola fish like it was a horse

Yee hah!: This fisherman rode a Mola fish like it was a horse

Shot by friends on a boat of the Mexican coast, the video first shows the cameraman jumping into the water and getting a close-up of the titanic fish. The fish rider soon jumps in next to the fish, it barely flinched.

 

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'They started as strangers but ended up as good friends,' according to the video's description.

The video then shows the guy jumping on the back of the huge fish and riding like a horse. The fish appears to go in a circle before returning to the boat with the rider still on its back.

Sizing it up: Spotting the fish in the water, the men decide it needs to be ridden
Ride'em cowboy: Soon after jumping in, the fisherman mounts the Mola and rides it around

Looks good to me!: The two fisherman jumped in the water after seeing the Mola, with one filming while the other rode the giant beast around in a circle

Massive: The Mola fish can grow up to 11 feet long and weigh 5,000 pounds

Massive: The Mola fish can grow up to 11 feet long and weigh 5,000 pounds

Often referred to as the 'Ocean Sunfish,' the Mola is the largest boned fish in the world, according to NatGeo, and is usually covered in parasites and often lets birds or other fish eat them off it for relief. Because of this, the rider suffered barnacle burn, according to the video's description.

As the ride came to an end, the Mola’s rider thanked it for the trip by scrubbing some of the barnacles off, according to the video’s description.

The Mola returned to the boat several times after the ride, likely using the boaters as a cleaning station/backscratch, the description said.

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That is terrible. He has no business accosting that poor fish like that. Stupid humans, at it again.

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Idiot!

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Scuba Law - Take nothing but memories - leave nothing but bubbles. In other words do not harass the wildlife.

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Are you 'haters' actually saying you wouldn't have a go, if the opportunity rose? Really?? - Deindafy35 , Anglesey, United Kingdom, 06/8/2013 09:55************These are the same people that never had a dog when they were children. or any pet, for that matter. Sop sad that these people can not believe that any animal ( including humans) could ever be "friends" with another species.

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Some really ignorant people on here! He does not "weigh stones". He is in water and therefore weightless. The fish is not in distress. They like to stay at the surface soaking in the sun on their sides, hence the name Sunfish. " It looks like the poor thing is coming up for air,">>>> This one says it all -a fish that breathes air. The Ocean Sunfish is docile, eats jellyfish and other slow moving foods. While it is just fast enough to jump out of the water when small, at this size they just meander along bothering nobody. Being almost inedible, they don't have many predators either. There is no distress, no inability to breathe, no sign of abuse in this video.

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Too cute!

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I wont lie ... this is danger to wildlife,.... but I would love to try it

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That guy's an idiot! The poor fish is trying to swim with goodness knows how many stones on it's back. It looks like the poor thing is coming up for air, or something? It's probably trying to get the clown off it's back! - cathinscotland , Highlands, 06/8/2013 11:33 Really? That guys an idiot? Do you know how water works? It displaces your weight so actually he wont have a huge weight on its back or it would sink wouldnt it? How many of you have looked at people swimming with dolphins and thought it looked like fun? Yeah, thought so, hypocrites!!!

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Well hold on, if it returned to the boat after the ride then it can't have been scared, hurt or even bothered by what happened, It's probably not something that should be repeated but i hardly see abuse.

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When are humans going to stop abusing animals for entertainment? This is terrible and not amazing at all. Bloody idiot needs a kick up the jack. DM please stop promoting this foolishness.

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