Another Isa jumbo harvest

Nogyosai fever is really hotting up around Niigata.  Following the Ikarashi Kazuto harvest - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/562 - and the Torazo harvest - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/568, both of which contained likely candidates to visit the Niigata Nogyosai this weekend, yesterday Isa harvested some more jumbo Koi, Koi that were candidates for the show.

It was the first time I'd visited these particular Isa mud ponds set amongst the hills to the west of Ojiya.  A fair sized pond home to less than 20 Koi.

Hajime Isa and Hide running, yes, running, up the bank with the first of the jumbo Koi.

Hajime Isa lifting one of the Koi onto the truck.  It never ceases to amaze the ease that the breeders seem to complete this task with, lifting perhaps 15kg of slippery, moving animal.

Back at the Koi house Mitsunori took charge of the lifting of the Koi.

Which Koi will appear at the Nogyosai, keep watching over the weekend.