$100,000 Koi Fish That Became The Best in The World

[@tk72223]

Yvo I'm just gonna say one thing, THIS WAS A MASTER PIECE OF VIDEO! I know it ws not yours directly but you came up with the idea of putting this together that's just amazing man

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you so much Eric! 🙏🙏

[@nickmay2925]

Probably the best koi film I've seen on KZbin, really shows what's involved in having a grand champion, well done

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thanks May, all credits to Nik for producing it

[@daleog9148]

Loved this video Yvo great to see the footage behind a historic event in the hobby

[@TheKoiPartner]

More to come!

[@ericteneyck8691]

Well put together documentary. I can understand why the win was maybe a little bittersweet for Mark and Martin. They had spent a couple years with the Maruten and placed their hopes and dreams with that fish and then basically at the last minute had to make the switch to the other one that they didn't have an emotional attachment to. It was a great win, but would have been a much more satisfying win with the Maruten.

[@keyjones1678]

Bittersweet about spending more money; it wasn't so much about the fish; it was about becoming the first westerns to win the All Japan show.

[@dkoi-tv]

Cracking video Yvo, a credit to you mate. Not all originally your footage I know but you have brought it together and created a masterpiece. Well done.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you for the wonderful compliment! It means a lot to hear that you enjoyed the final product.

[@miketuttle1138]

I also need to see my fish every day. Excellent documentary!

[@user_from_nowhere]

Top film. Great insight into a very guarded world in Japan. Well done. 👏

[@TheErwinstok]

What a documantary stunning Yvo well done, keep filming like this amazing AGAIN👍🏻👍🏻

[@ACKoi]

Absolutely brilliant video, Yvo really interesting 👌🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@TheKoiPartner]

Many thanks 🙏

[@robbier3661]

superlative ,excellent docimentary ..kudos i didnt even know this ...bravo

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thanks 🙏

[@finadic570]

Amazing was a great video. It must’ve been a big rush to win that grand champion position, Hats off to to you !

[@jansSundews]

I can live with it. Buying my most expensive koi and left it on the hand of experts to grow and win a championship. But after the big win (or lose if unlucky) that koi should be in my own best pond for a lifetime. I am a koi keeper since 2009 btw. ❤ Great video and to all behind it.

[@TheKoiPartner]

I 100% understand what you are saying here. I think it’s unique footage done by Nik how it all went 20 years ago

[@jansSundews]

@@TheKoiPartner And it looks like done yesterday! That is amazing.

[@chasingkoi]

Great stuff sir, one of ur best n wasnt Tony Hanson in his younger self,,,, nice one evo, cheers Terry,

[@ClaresPond]

Excellent documentary vid Yvo! I think this vid is rare insight. It is very accurate record of the show koi hobby at the highest level of competition, AJKS. .

[@richardthurston92]

Well well had koi for forty years and I can honestly say this is the best video I've ever seen. It is a true reflection on the koi hobby. I used to go 15 years ago .as I say absolutely blinding video. Ps koi water barn used to import boxes for me in the day❤❤❤

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thanks!

[@johngordon2382]

Fantastic documentary great work thank you 👌

[@jeffharris4558]

I really like how they judge the grand champion, I used to show poultry, often there is one judge that picks, this makes it very personal as some judges have particular preferences, with so many judges it makes it much fairer.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you, I agree 😃

[@myboyskoi]

Loved watching this 🙌

[@AuTheFuture]

Been waiting for a video like this 🔥🔥🔥

[@paulwelling8243]

Great journey boys, loved it 👍🏼

[@diddygreen5077]

top video and relay good insight it to the koi show wold 👍

[@chrismcerlain1664]

fascinating film. thank you for posting it

[@TheKoiPartner]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@richieremo1]

I reckon The breeders and caretakers of the koi are the winners of the show not 3 blokes with an ability to splash cash ..same as buying a race horse thats best blood line best trainer best jockey.😂 your buying the win once all the hard works done for you.i enjoyed the doc very much btw.as a koi keeper and enthusiast i take my hat off to these fellas for following their passion as far as they have.

[@TheFiSHDocToR]

Amazing videos/ documentary

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you!

[@MOMSPH]

Fantastic Documentary! 👏

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you! New one just released on the channel 😻🎉

[@PoloReef]

Had same emotions and dreams!!

[@TheKoiPartner]

👏👏🏆

[@PoloReef]

@@TheKoiPartner 🙏🏼❤️

[@essa1buhamad]

Great video as usual from you, keep going. Just to correct the info thats Mr. Tony said "he was the first to introduce Japanese koi in the Middle East in 2017" actually am the one who import Japanese koi to Kuwait from Ogata Koi Farm in 2008.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you for correcting that 😇

[@Gazza09999]

Great koi doc this 👌

[@davekoi2101]

Great video Yvo 👏💯 if you have the money and the dreams why not 👍

[@TheKoiPartner]

I agree!

[@AEG_UK2020]

one of your best

[@shropshireladoutdoors743]

Bred born fed looked after in japan by the Japanese how can you call it yours

[@ColossalKoi]

❤Woow one of your best !!!

[@seanscott1580]

Amazing 👌

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thanks 😊

[@kimdawcatgirl]

Great video! But, I had to turn the volume off at the opera singer moment! Lol!😂 Also, didn't notice it was in retrospect until the end.

[@crimewavedelta7879]

Let’s be honest there are NO non Japanese winners…the koi are created made and raised in Japan then some foreigners buy the fish and enter competition and win, not really a foreign win. If the fish was created outside of Japan and then entered that would be a British win..All are Japanese All winners are Japanese !

[@TheKoiPartner]

I agree, but it’s really hard to understand the culture and the politics that are involved in this competition. That is what I try to explain in my documentary’s.

[@jeffharris4558]

With a background of showing poultry myself, I was thinking the same thing, I’ve bred and sold birds that have gone on to be placed and win shows, the new owner gets their picture in the press and the shiny prize but it’s the breeder that gets the credit. It’s hard to fathom but if these guys are happy to spend that kind of money to have their pictures in the press and the breeders get the credit then it’s a win win I guess.

[@miorfaizulsabki6667]

Shivalinga are found all over japan. They were all originally hindus. So all koi winners are originally hindus winner. Jai hindi !!! and dont your mother guyz

[@jeffharris4558]

@@miorfaizulsabki6667 so did they travel there or were they born there? if I was born in Japan I’d be Japanese! Religion has nothing to do with it. I have Japanese Koi which have bred, the offspring aren’t Japanese koi as they weren’t bred there.

[@miorfaizulsabki6667]

@@jeffharris4558 how about jews? is it a race or is it a religion?it cant be both by your definition.

[@nareeeely]

The narrator is on another level

[@TheKoiPartner]

I agree

[@gladboy7722]

Wow...💯💯💯

[@سيدعلي-ك8خ1ح]

Quel est le nom de ce type de poisson ?

[@sandraarmstead3201]

I can understand why Japan wants to keep outsiders out. Money isnt everything

[@TheKoiPartner]

I agree!

[@johnbell1859]

Great video, stunning koi. I bet waddy would have liked this. Ps. By the looks of the phones and watches I think this is an old video, still good though. 😉 🇬🇧

[@TheKoiPartner]

Yes they do

[@bobbyknox9258]

Excellent video. I know the ongoings of buying koi in japan. But these two are greedy people

[@TheKoiPartner]

Don’t forget this video is 20 years ago when things went a bit different. Also these days in other cultures buying fish goes on a different way than we are used to! Anyway thanks for watching! 😃

[@oscars85]

This is a great video, but i feel i would get more pleasure out of raising and refinning a champion fish myself then paying for it to be done. Seems like a hollow victory to me.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Which is fair! I would love such a journey as well ☺️

[@swamiokami2485]

Fish and money and the games grown men play.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Or cars and money…. Or aquariums and money 😜🙈

[@chrisb.1116]

I'm honestly conflicted by this one. Passion that deserves respect or all that can go wrong with a hobby?

[@TheFiSHDocToR]

Recently, 1 guy Andrew Sandler spent over $100,000 to win the American Koi Show.

[@TheKoiPartner]

🤩

[@mucky1957.]

so you spend 100k on a fish that you don't get to see daily...I'm sorry..I like koi..I love my koi pond but this is just madness. I'd rather spend £100 and really enjoy looking at it and watching it grow.

[@TheKoiPartner]

But what if you like a fish so much, fall in love with it. And you decide to see your fish in Japan because you know the breeders are the best one to take care of it? Instead of taking the risk it dies in your own pond. It’s not about willing but about risk and loving something so much. Anyway, thanks for watching and reaching out! 😃🫶

[@TheFiSHDocToR]

Every hobby has an evolution. You go as far as you're comfortable or able. Some people go where no one has gone before. They set the new bar till someone goes further.

[@KA-om9oz]

The money is relative. 2,000,000 for a race horse, just for a 1 min thrill on race day. It’s a love and passion, you have it or you don’t. If you do, it’s a privilege.

[@PoloReef]

I Get it ! b

[@mrspecks945]

Amazing documentary

[@TheKoiPartner]

Thank you so much

[@pokeninja541]

The fitz guy said he had a 250k koi. What a joke No where near that quakity

[@TheKoiPartner]

Idk, but this is 20 years difference 😜 thanks for watching 😃

[@PoloReef]

he just won grand champ. in vegas. plus inflation. im the owner

[@ProffesionalZombie12]

Excuse me, but I beg to differ that these Mermaid Toddlers aren't cute and cuddly.

[@TheKoiPartner]

Does that matter for the dream they chased? 😌

[@mdshawonsk2023]

Assalamualaikum bro.i am from Bangladesh

[@farrelm7728]

The All Japan Koi Show, still and recently won by pure Japanese-bred koi. There isn't a single All Japan Koi Show grand champion won by a koi bred in other countries.

[@TheKoiPartner]

A “real” Japanese Koi is a Japanese Koi bred in Japan. No other Koi fish bred in different countries will ever be displayed on a Japanese Koi Show, simply it’s not possible by law, second the Japanese koi industry is unique and protected by the government as the national fish of Japan . Without the breeders in Japan there is no koi industry.

[@longdistancerider691]

💯

[@AuTheFuture]

Heck yea bro