Mika Lappalainen | Friday, 27 May 2022
Tuesday, coach took me back to his boat. After two days driving he probably thought that let's give one more try. Monday there was lot of heavy raining and when we came back to boat all of us were more less cold.
Paul had some kind of gear issue on Monday evening and he missed the BIG Gourami. But that is story he should tell. So Tuesday morning we took off and target was gourami, there were lot of termites and things where looking good. We had decided that we will do turns and I decide that Paul can start, I really wanted to see how to do it right.
We arrived to bay with lot of termites and saw big Gourami having late breakfast. Paul got ready and gourami was coming straight to us. Cast, fly landed straigth on te feeding line. We could see how it was closer, mouth open picking up food. Mouth is where fly is, hooking, splash and lot of fuck you. This was short version, I hope Paul will open this more in some point. That fish was like on silver plate as mine on first night.
There was strecht of termites and we could see how gouramis were having feast. I got two shots and other one good one but they toatally ignored my efforts. We started to fish at the same time, Paul on other side and me on other. On both side there were fish so anything could happen.
I heard Paul saying something and turned to watch on other side, Paul had just drop fly on the front of three Gourami. I don't know what happened but I reacted and made cast (what an asshole), my target was on the left because I could see that one on the right was going for Paul's fly. My cast was great... except line went first, secondary it was not my side (I fucking should NOT be casting). Fishes saw rings from my line turned to that and game over.
You would expect heavy words from friend, that is not Paul, he just said that gouramis saw line and game done. We all know that he was pissed as well I was. It would nice to say that reason was jungle juice, jet lag or anything. The truth is I was an asshole.
Next we went to bay for snakeheads, Paul said that I can fish but really... no fucking way after doing what I did I would do it. So I let Paul fish. We saw some free risers but not decent shot possibility. Check one shore and I got shot for gourami, fly landed exactly where I watch, top of the fish.
Next to another bay and there was a lot of free risers. I got good chance for shot but fucked up again.
It was time to go back to the Battleship and move. Afternoon I went snakehead bay, not really getting shot but I was able to watch how there move. From there I went on other side and found set babies, got good shot and look. Things were not going my way.
Next morning I was moved out from playing team, I went alone, got chase, so I was getting there, MAYBE. Paul was with Satu and I heard that he got fish, there is no photo. Fish escaped from net because there was a hole. Satu was with Paul so there is eye-witness for fish.
I started to be point where my fuck up list is full. We decided that we will skip Taman Negera and fish another week on the lake. It is either way things will totally fucked up or trip will turn to success.
Have a nice day
Mika the Legend