SALE !!!!!! Good morning everyone. As most of you know I’ve spent a lot of time in hospital in the last six months. A month in the middle of the harvest due to an infected leg that led to Sepsis, and another month-6 weeks after an operation on one of my kidneys that was right at the start of the sales when the weather warmed up, combine this with what has been a more quiet season than usual . This has left us with Sue trying her best to hold the fort, and us as a company with too many unsold koi. So we need to reduce the volume of koi we have here. So from now if ordering koi on line, please use SAVE25KOI to get a 25 percent discount on koi only. This includes all koi, even these that will be going on the site this week. Tamaura female nisai.
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              Good morning to you all . I am now airside waiting to board my plane . Ive had breakfast and ready to roll . Ill spare you the what seems obligatory photo of break fast and plane lol ! 

             For the first time in many a year , im nervous , I don't know why , im ok with flying , in fact I have my own little routine flying , and quite look forward to the journey . So , I can only put it down to the forthcoming trip , its the first since the disaster of last Autumn , and may be that is playing on my mind , it shouldn't do , as we have shipped and sold many many koi since then with no problem , may be its in the back of my mind , so that's not a bad thing !! Also I know this trip can be the hardest of the year . You literally have to trawl from breeder to breeder , to find tateshita that is available for sale , and may be nisai that have been in mud ponds over the winter . There will be a lot of koi available , but the quality is low , and that's not why we visit to hand select ourselves .So its a game of patience , until you find a breeder doing his final selection , and score big time , then it can be a almost miraculous trip  ! I havnt done this late a trip for many a year , so I am hoping for the success I have had in the past , although know I will have to work for it , and so will our Japanese agent , but I guess he is already aware of this as well lol !

             I feel like I need to explain the recent things I have said on facebook , I AM NOT STOPPING OR CALLING IT A DAY , but it seems there are many wealthy people always moaning about how much dealers mark up , how well off we all are , and tbh im not getting any younger , so if anyone of them want to try , come and make me an offer , im open to offers , but I guess none will come , and may be I have just been affected by the latest round of comments about mark ups . I can understand it , when people go on websites and add up the value of our koi , and go wow , he must be wealthy !!!! But that is why you have big flash houses and cars , money in the bank , I have none of that , a mid terrace house and no savings and no pension , that in reality , is the life of a koi dealer , who has no second business , no partner with a business or job to lean on when times are a little hard . In not moaning , I love that my business partner is my wife , we make an A1 team , and wouldn't want it any other way ! Well may be a small lottery win so I could have the fish house that even being a koi dealer for almost 30 years , and still cant afford lol ! So sorry to be a little negative , but I had to get that off my chest .

         So to the trip , im always asked what am I going for , I always say for what ever I find , this time I am a little clearer on that subject . Im looking for nice tosai , higher quality tosai , and unusual varieties in nisai , jumbo tosai . In have many go sanke from the South finishing quarantine as we speak , and the I am very happy with the quality of these , but as always , if I saw good go sanke , I will buy them ! We need many one colour varieties as we are out of ogons , chags etc etc . Nisai ku usturi , hi utsrui , and so many more its unbelievable . So I can pretty say once again , and contradicting my early statement , I need anything lol ! Also I cant wait to see the 20 big girls I have at Maruhiro , we are shipping all of these , and will be offering these at VERY attractive prices , to help us get back what we lost last year . Heres a couple so you get an idea , sorry about the quality of the videos , they were taken at 8pm on a stormy night last October , after Maruhiro had harvested them late as a favour . 

Unbelievable bodyshape !

 

Skin quality is incredible !

 

I am hoping this will be well over 80 cm , by the time quarantine is finished !

Another great sanke ………...

So as you see , plenty to look forward to , before I have even spend any money !!!!!! 

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