"They started as strangers but ended up as good friends," reads the description of a video uploaded Tuesday. "The Mola mola was not harmed although Cliff had some barnacle burn--ouch!"

Cliff apparently was responding to a $20 bet among the anglers.

In some parts of the world, divers ride giant mantas and whale sharks, but that's increasingly frowned upon as a show of respect for the animals.

For the same reason, people should not ride Mola molas.