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I think anyone that is "serious" about starting into any hobby would be crazy not to affiliate themselves with people or associations with far more experience and expertise in the hobby of choice. Its just the smart thing to do. Clubs are great for individuals wanting help to get the ball rolling in the right direction. Good people helping good people. Allowing the newbie to save a lot of heart-ache, frustration, time and money in the long run.
Then again, each hobbiest have different reasons for joining clubs (want to learn about koi, just want a maintainable pond or water feature for house, just want pet fish to grow on property lake, just want a biological water garden, etc.) All the expertises can be found in a koi club. Probably a minority group, yet they exist.
How many out there started with a aquarium or water garden with comets, goldfish, guppies, mollies, etc., then progressed to a small pond, then medium sized koi pond with filtration, a now have full blown koi ponds and Q-tanks with filter management and monitoring systems? We all know that its just a matter of time before the KOIKICHI catches you. HANAPA!
It is the same as the B-O-A-T Theory.
Buy a small dingy, sell small dingy and buy small boat. Sell small boat and buy multi-purpose boat. Sell multi-purpose boat and buy the tricked out fishing boat you originally wanted. Hey, what does B-O-A-T stand for......
BUSS OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND! HAHAHA...
JUST LIKE KOI! Hahaha...
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