IndianaFinesse Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 I have heard that Asians think that koi bring good luck, and the bigger the koi the better the luck. Well, I have found a tiny pond that has a seventeen pound koi in it. I have caught it before, and the pond is so small you can cast across it, so I can easily catch it again. Does anybody know someone in indiana or willing to travel that would be willing to purchase it? I have heard that a koi that size is worth several thousand. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 27, 2016 Global Moderator Posted March 27, 2016 I'd probably catch it again and find someone with a koi pond or some place you could keep it temporarily until you could advertise it and find a buyer. Not sure on the potential legality issues though. It's possible you may need special permits to sell live fish in your state. 1 Quote
MDBowHunter Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 It totally depends on the type of Koi it is, some can be worth thousands and some you'd have to give away. But as Basser said be careful because you could be looking at some hefty fines by transferring it from one location to the next as its most likely an invasive species. Here in MD those fines could be in the neighborhood of $25,000. 1 Quote
EricTheAngler Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Ive heard of selling fishing gear on this site not live fish! Put a add in the fleamarket for it! good luck man! Quote
Kevin22 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Whose fish is it? Someone got busted locally for catching koi out of a city pond and selling them on craigslist. City charged him with grand theft since he sold them for thousands of dollars. Since it is classified as an aquarium fish, you shouldn't have any laws to worry about, unless you "steal" the fish. While bass fishing I caught a koi out of a creek that flows into the Miss river a few years ago, it was 31" long and a bright yellow color with orange blotches. I took a picture and tossed it back. I posted the picture on FB and got a message almost instantly with an offer of $1500 for it by a koi breeder in Michigan. He offered to have a shipping service pick it up from my house and everything. Never could find that dang fish again! 3 Quote
IndianaFinesse Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 56 minutes ago, Kevin22 said: Whose fish is it? Someone got busted locally for catching koi out of a city pond and selling them on craigslist. City charged him with grand theft since he sold them for thousands of dollars. Since it is classified as an aquarium fish, you shouldn't have any laws to worry about, unless you "steal" the fish. While bass fishing I caught a koi out of a creek that flows into the Miss river a few years ago, it was 31" long and a bright yellow color with orange blotches. I took a picture and tossed it back. I posted the picture on FB and got a message almost instantly with an offer of $1500 for it by a koi breeder in Michigan. He offered to have a shipping service pick it up from my house and everything. Never could find that dang fish again! It's in a public pond next to a business. Quote
Kevin22 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Who owns the "public pond"? I'd contact them first and see if you can have the fish if you catch it. 1 Quote
IndianaFinesse Posted March 29, 2016 Author Posted March 29, 2016 I am not sure who owns the pond, but I contacted the owner of a carp/catfish pay lake and showed him the photo. He said that it was worth about 10,000 dollars! Unfortunately he said that he wasn't interested in purchasing the koi, he only stocks his ponds with trophy common carp, channels, flathead, and blues. Quote
tstraub Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Wow, I didn't know koi were valuable. About 20 years ago My wife's uncle bought a house with a 1 acre pond stocked with a bunch of koi. I have no idea if the were the worthless variety or the high dollar ones. Anyway he wanted the koi out of the pond so every time we hooked one we threw it in the field. He might have had a gold mine and we feed it to the coons. Tyler 1 Quote
Florida Cracker2 Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 This is funny. Two days ago one about 4-5 pounds (at least) swam by while I was casting off a large rock at the corner of my yard. I tried to snag it with the Yo-zuri I was using, but missed. White with orange and black splotches. It had plain fins, so it probably wasn't worth much. Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted March 29, 2016 Super User Posted March 29, 2016 I asked someone, once, where he caught one of those fish. He was reluctant to tell me and I said, "Don't be koi with me!" 1 Quote
Hog Basser Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Prize koi that command the big bucks are more rare than you might think. They consist of the top 0.2% of the offspring from the breeders. They always keep the best ones and the ones that make it out to people's fish ponds, while pretty, do not meet the standards that command such high prices. While you might sell one that big for hundreds of dollars due to size, the multiple thousand dollar ones are bred specifically to meet certain criteria. It would be very rare to find one in the wild that got much more than $1,000 at best. 1 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted March 30, 2016 Super User Posted March 30, 2016 4 hours ago, Hog Basser said: Prize koi that command the big bucks are more rare than you might think. They consist of the top 0.2% of the offspring from the breeders. They always keep the best ones and the ones that make it out to people's fish ponds, while pretty, do not meet the standards that command such high prices. While you might sell one that big for hundreds of dollars due to size, the multiple thousand dollar ones are bred specifically to meet certain criteria. It would be very rare to find one in the wild that got much more than $1,000 at best. That's like 4-5 brand new setups for a goldfish! 1 Quote
Kevin22 Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Youd better find out who owns the pond (city, park, county, state) and see if you can have the fish. If you take it, and they find out, you could be charged with felony grand theft. The fishing behind bars might be of a different nature... 1 Quote
IndianaFinesse Posted March 30, 2016 Author Posted March 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, Kevin22 said: Youd better find out who owns the pond (city, park, county, state) and see if you can have the fish. If you take it, and they find out, you could be charged with felony grand theft. The fishing behind bars might be of a different nature... Yes, if I find someone to purchase the fish, I will definitely ask the owner before actually selling it. Quote
Hog Basser Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 11 hours ago, everythingthatswims said: That's like 4-5 brand new setups for a goldfish! Still a long shot it is worth that much. But hey, if it works I'd do it for some new setups! Quote
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