Strangest Koi I have ever caught....

[FivePoundBluegill]

Went fishing today with dough balls. I saw some carp feeding pretty close to the shore and decided to fish in that area. I only had a couple hours to fish and I only ended up with one fish. That one fish happened to be the strangest and most pretty carp I have ever caught. He weighed 11 LBS 5 Oz and was caught on 8 LB test line and spinning gear. For some reason the fight did not last that long...probably less than five minutes.

Here is the pic of the koi

[Jimzee]

Dude, you never cease to amaze me with the variety of fish you catch.  It is a pretty fish for a carp. (Koi)  

[Jake.]

I have seen tons of koi, but never any like that.  

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Cool Fish!!

[Gatorbassman]

You need to find a buyer. Those things are worth alot of $$$$$$.

[FivePoundBluegill]

You need to find a buyer. Those things are worth alot of $$$$$$.

I honestly do not think they are worth as much as a lot of people think. At my local pet store you can buy small kois that are about 10 inches long for $12 each. If a 10 inch one is only worth $12 then a giant one cant be any more than $70-100. That is still a lot of money but not nearly as much as what most people think they would cost. Some people assume fish like that are over $500 which they are not. I also would not sell these fish. I release them all for them to grow bigger so I can catch them again later. I would also not be able to sell them since I have no where to keep them alive while i find a buyer....

[gator1]

I honestly do not think they are worth as much as a lot of people think. At my local pet store you can buy small kois that are about 10 inches long for $12 each. If a 10 inch one is only worth $12 then a giant one cant be any more than $70-100. That is still a lot of money but not nearly as much as what most people think they would cost. Some people assume fish like that are over $500 which they are not. I also would not sell these fish. I release them all for them to grow bigger so I can catch them again later. I would also not be able to sell them since I have no where to keep them alive while i find a buyer....

 That black/yellow (KI) is one of the rarest KOI species! That fish could be worth a few $$$$$

[edbassmaster]

That thing is beautiful man...and you are awesome!!

[edbassmaster]

Big Koi like that one at PetsPlus are 3-500$$ No B.S.

[Mattlures]

what an awsome fish. I think it would be SOOOO UNCOOL to sell it. First off it doesnt belong to the fisherman. It is most likely a private pond. Second off catching that thing and releasing it ir worth more than $500. Good job on that beautiful koi!

[T-rig]

Beautiful fish man! That fish is worth some money! Have look here:

http://www.brettsfishfarm.com/koi_pg05.shtml

[FivePoundBluegill]

It may be worth some money but I would never keep a fish to sell it. Even if I could make money off it I would still release it so other people could catch him later. Even if I were to keep it to sell I would have no way to transport the fish to a petstore and no way to keep it alive. I would not want to risk killing a fish like that.

[gator1]

what an awsome fish. I think it would be SOOOO UNCOOL to sell it. First off it doesnt belong to the fisherman. It is most likely a private pond. Second off catching that thing and releasing it ir worth more than $500. Good job on that beautiful koi!

 You guys are right about releasing that cool looking fish but, you can't help but wounder how much she's worth in the koi industry. :

 

 

[Redlinerobert]

Kudos to you for releasing the fish.

[Ky_Lake_Dude]

COOL!

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Ya, way to go man.thanks for showing us that fish.The coolest koi I have caught are some bright pink ones that frequent the Ohio Canal and were usually only about 3 lbs each.

[skillet]

 Speaking of taking a chance on killing one, aren't they a really long lived fish. Beautiful fish to add to the ones you've already shown us ! You've sure got a GREAT attitude about them...

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[.dsaavedra.]

great job man! i'll bet you catch all them weird fish cuz seein as thats in a residential area, people probably release aquarium fish and they grow to monsterous proportions in there! i should try doughballs in the residential ponds i fish.