best of em in the Omosako grow out.

[luke frisbee]

Quote: Originally Posted by azngopher Dr. Bob makes a very good point. The point of the contest is to growout a koi for 1 year and have it judged. Winning koi owner will get to pick out another koi from Omosako. So, #60 (also in my top 10) may be the better koi down the road and eventually compete for the big prizes, but if you want to win this contest, would a more finished shiro do the job? Things to ponder between now and selection time.... BTW, I like #84! Duc

Duc
#84 will still be there for you whenever you pic...that is one ugly shiro...
do you own any koi?
the uneven pecs are the biggest distraction..and they are only letting you see half the fish....
of course feel free to pick it and make me look bad next year

[luke frisbee]

Ok MY THREAD MY RULE..if you post you have to be honest and give the number to one of your top five the first time and top ten the second time

This is my third post so I'll go with a dark horse #18..I think that is all baby Sumi and won't be that black in a year. plus it has a great checkerboard pattern

[mstrseed]

Henry,

Was that a $75 koi????

Awesome........................................... ....................................

[luke frisbee]

Quote: Originally Posted by HenryC I was think the same thing. The only thing I have learned about picking Omosako shiro's as tosai is to pick the ugliest one in the batch

you could have told me that they were the same koi.

[luke frisbee]

Are you guys so full of yourselves that you think the rest of us are sitting around checking this thread to see if you have revealed which of the tosai is really the best one?
Come on open up..pic a fish and say a little something about it

[HenryC]

Quote: Originally Posted by mstrseed Henry, Was that a $75 koi???? Awesome........................................... ....................................

Hardly, you are only off by 2 orders of magnitude. She was Omosako's #1 nisai in 2005 when I bought her. Only he could have predicted that from what she looked like as a tosai.

[Beniguy]

Toss #6,#12,#26, #57, #96 badly split pecks, will they heal?
#29 looks nice, solid band at the middle with deep sumi, since sumi developes from the back and moves forward I'd say great potential, nice pecks also. But alas, until my number is drawn........

[luke frisbee]

I'm with you Bro...29 is sweet..I hope i get my second pick before you get your first

[luke frisbee]

HenryC
what's the story concerning that zit on your (at one time) youngster's back?

[RayJordan]

Having the breeder judge these koi will surely mean that he will include his judgement of the koi's potential in the total rankings. To a breeder judging for today also means judging for potential he see's in a koi today.