Comments please

[KoiCop]

Very nice fish, Jimbo.

But, hey, don't you think you ought to retire it -- and give some other fish a shot at the glory?

[gspotmc]

I Second Don. Just Kidding.

[Jimbo]

Thank you J. R. Don and Michael. Don He's not ready to retire I'm going to ride this one out till his past his glory years.

See Michael and Do at Eastern on sat.

Jim

[madmole]

Thanks Guys. Lots of new information for me to ingest as normal from these forums. The Sumi is definately still spreading on April so she is not finished yet and she is still growing. Will be a learning experiance to see what happens over the next few years

[darion6]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jimbo When selecting tosai Gosanke gin rin I assume all the same rules as far as body etc.are the same . But what about skin quality? sashi? sumi? As a small fish it's hard to tell how the gin rin will line up. This showa is one I got 7 years ago and it's never grown very much but has done well in shows winning Best Baby Best in Size and this year Young Champ at So. Cal ZNA yet it's not never going to reach 16 in.

that one is great!!!

[PapaBear]

I think the best thing about both Stephen and Jimbo's fish is the fact that the intensity of the color isn't lost in the fog of the Gin. Sometimes you have to struggle to find the pattern hiding beneath the flash, but not here.