Southern Arizona Koi Show results

[JanT]

Just finished judging. Beautiful weather here. Nice koi.

GC - Sz. 6 kohaku Tom Ayers, owner
RGC - Sz. 6 ginrin showa Dave and Debby Young, owners
Young Champ - Sz. 4 sanke, Bryan and Robbi McCleney, owners
Baby Champ - Sz. 2 Doitsu Sanke, Bryan and Robbi McCleney, owners
GC 'B' - Sz. 6 kujaku Tom Ayers, owner

Margaritas were great last night. (This is Ariz. afterall )
On our way to another hacienda tonight, so may be posting pics tomorrow late.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by JanT Just finished judging. Beautiful weather here. Nice koi. GC - Sz. 6 kohaku Tom Ayers, owner RGC - Sz. 6 ginrin showa Tom Ayers, owner Young Champ - Sz. 4 kohaku Tom Ayers, owner Baby Champ - Sz. 2 Doitsu Sanke, Bryan and Robbi McCleney, owners GC 'B' - Sz. 6 kujaku Tom Ayers, owner Margaritas were great last night. (This is Ariz. afterall ) On our way to another hacienda tonight, so may be posting pics tomorrow late.

Congratulations Tom. Please post many pictures and send some sun over.

[dick benbow]

Congrats Tom, and to the club for what i know is a lot of hard work to pull a show off! as stated pics are always appreciated ( and when your done with the nice weather send it up to the pacific NW, the floods and winds are getting old! )

[Bob Winkler]

Congrats to the winners and all show'ers....

[Nancy M.]

Congrats Tom, Robbie, Bryan
Way to go.. Tom, looks like you cleaned house this year.

[keokoi]

Congrats to the club and to the Winners... Was Tom the Judge also... LOL. I am only kidding... Once again Congrats and we expect a full report from Canidate judge Jan T...

Joe

[JanT]

Quote: Originally Posted by keokoi Congrats to the club and to the Winners... Was Tom the Judge also... LOL. I am only kidding... Once again Congrats and we expect a full report from Canidate judge Jan T... Joe

PLEASE, see my edited post. A true testament to the fact that judges have NO IDEA who the owners are at time of judging. I sincerely apologize for posting too quickly originally and before I was given written comfirmation of owners.
Also, I want to say that Tom did have a very successful show. He needed an extra table at the banquet just for his winnings.
I will post some pics.

[JanT]

The weather was gorgeous in Tucson. Got home to snow at my place.
A difference from 84 degrees when I got on plane to 31 when I arrived home last night. These pics have stuff in the tank water which was blown in early Sat. morning on a beautiful, warm wind. Water quality was excellent for fish and taken care of by Tom and Jennifer Walker who were over from Dallas.

[Nancy M.]

Hi Jan
Thanks for the update on the winners... I am so glad to see Dave & Debbie Youngs name there, I was wondering what happened to my 2 favorite people in AZ.

[JanT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nancy M. Hi Jan Thanks for the update on the winners... I am so glad to see Dave & Debbie Youngs name there, I was wondering what happened to my 2 favorite people in AZ.

Hi, Nancy. Yes, Dave and Debby are just good people all around. Longtime koi hobbyists and promoters. And hard workers........they were working like energizer bunnies to put the show on.
I feel bad I didn't get a pic of their RGC Showa....it was out of it's tank by the time I arrived at show site Sunday AM. (Hoping someone else got a pic) They took their fish home early because their show features a huge fish auction most all day Sunday, and of course they needed to work it.
Thanks to the two of them and all SAKA members for the wonderful hospitality extended to me!