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Old 07-03-2004   #4 (permalink)
MikeM
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The Hi on the Dealer Champion Sanke was extraordinary and the Shiro was very clean. Although the Sumi is primarily on the Hi, the depth of the black was dramatic.

I was really impressed. I did not realize she was a dealer's fish. No sign was posted. She quickly became the "standard" against which I measured all other fish I saw that day, and in my purely personal opinion, none surpassed her. She was my favorite of the show. Others were larger (although she was a sizeable fish I'd estimate at over 28"), but none with the thick red and such clean white. The top winners had "dirty shiro" that can come with age and size.

Then I went to vat#76 and saw these:
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