Originally Posted by
Russell Peters
In post #44 I alluded to the fact that I am going to be attending more mud pond harvests, and other things Koi related, in the future. I have spent years developing relationships with some of the best breeders in Japan. I have done this to gain more knowledge and have access to the best Koi available. With this there has always still been one roadblock and that is time. My first trips to Japan were 5 to 7 days long and have evolved into 12 - 15 day trips but, think about this, Masaru Hosokai has 100 mud ponds to pull Koi from and, even if he pulled three each day I would need 30 days to see all of the Koi coming out of those ponds. He is also only one breeder that I deal with. Time is what you need to be able to have a chance at many of the Koi that come out of these ponds. In the two days I have been here I have been working out details that will allow, if all goes well over the next year, for me to be in Japan 4 - 6 weeks during the fall harvest. With this time I will have access to more Koi but I will also have the ability to bring more access to all of you as I will post everything here. I am also working on having the ability to come back during the year when breeders are spawning and culling their Tosai so that I can bring, to you, more of what they go through as well as learn more about it for myself. With this, PSKoi will be the only dealer in the US that can provide you this type of coverage, information and Koi.