The is the largest amateur sports fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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This organization has been known to sponsor Japanese fishing games like JB The Super Bass

JB The Super Bass

is a Super Famicom video game that is about the sport of fishing.-Summary:Starting out from a pier at a generic fishing village in Japan, the player departs on his fishing vessel and must catch as many fish as possible before the time reaches 5:00 P.M.. The temperature is used to determine the air...

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Salt water

Salt water or saltwater may refer to:* Saline water, water containing salts* Brine, with salt* Brackish water, water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as seawater* Seawater, water from oceans or seas...

 chapter is included in order to support salt water fishing in Japan. Hundreds of gram

Gram

The gram is a metric system unit of mass....

 of fish are caught by the members of the Nippon Bass Club every year. One of the more notable members is Mr. Shoichi Terai; who runs a private bass

Bass (fish)

Bass is a name shared by many different species of popular gamefish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species. All belong to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes, and in fact the word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch."-Types of basses:*The temperate...

 fishing school on Lake Kasumigaura

Lake Kasumigaura

is the second-largest lake in Japan, located 60 km to the north-east of Tōkyō. Lake Kasumigaura is actually the name given to a group of contiguous lakes, which includes the main lake, Nishiura , and two smaller lakes, Kitaura is the second-largest lake in Japan, located 60 km to the...

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The organization has local chapters in regions like Fukuoka

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

, Aichi, and Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

. One of the primary sponsors of this organization is Gary Yamamoto's Custom Baits.