Sacramento Koi Show Live in 05

[JasonS]

Quote: Originally Posted by dinh wow!!!! you must be kidding;-)) BTW, Jason, should be dinh instead of dingh;-)))))

Sorry, likely typo on my part. I'll correct that now and get the tank signs reprinted.

More winning fish pictures to come. G/R in size 1?? That went to the same guy who got Best in Size 1 with a kohaku.

[Koi-san]

Here are more pics from the show.

[JasonS]

I'm gonna rely on Garry to get the Best in Variety photos on here. His job tonight was getting those awards printed up!

I'm finally done double-checking all the results. Got the longfin award sorted out (one one longfin but I couldn't get it properly done for a while). There were many very nice kohaku in sizes 3-5 that didn't even get ranked; size 3 kohaku had over 10 fish, so the Young Champion had lots of competion.

Sorry about not posting sooner. Getting all the best in variety and various friendship awards certainly kept us busy. And THEN everybody wanted to know the results right away so I printed report after report after report!

The laptop even overheated at one point. Likely punishing me for forgetting to enter one of the Morales' fish (a very nice size 2 G/R Showa)! Should've been 107 fish in the show instead of 105. The 106'th fish is an interesting story; the little bugger was entered after the deadline and not benched but is in Ruben's tank. It made such an impression on a judge that it got a friendship award!

But no hard feelings! We're just laughing and enjoying the company of other koi kichi!

I believe I left off at size 5? Here come the rest!

[JasonS]

Best in Size 5 and Size 6, both brought by Frank and Nancy Morales

[JasonS]

And the Adult Champion, also brought by Frank and Nancy!

[JasonS]

Best in Size 7, Carolyn Swanson's

[JasonS]

Mature Champion, also Carolyn's

[JasonS]

Best in Size 8, Sean Tseui's very impressive Showa

[JasonS]

Reserve GC, for the 2nd year in a row, Steve and Deborah Wiese's (but all the tank signs say 'Deborah and Steve Wiese' just because it bugs Steve) ... very nice Shiro Utsuri

And, btw, the Best (only) Longfin at the show is really Deborah's fish. Or at least that's what Steve says.

[JasonS]

Last but certainly not least ... especially at 29 inches ... the Grand Champion and elder lady of the show (rumored to be 14 years old and not looking a day over 7!)

David Tran should certainly be proud.