No. 1 Bass Fishing Tournaments

Shigesato Itoi at a Bass Fishing tournament in 2001.

Shigesato Itoi’s No1. Bass Fishing had the ability to read 8M Memory Packs, these would normally be filled with data downloaded via the BS-X Cartridge. This data for Itoi’s No.1 Bass Fishing was broadcasted between March 2, 1997 and February 28, 1998. Keep in mind this information only applies to the Super Famicom version of Shigesato Itoi’s No.1 Bass Fishing. This data which could be loaded were put into different series broadcasted by St. GIGA for Satallaview Subscribers.

  • Itoi Shigesato no Bass No.1 “Taiou: Shuukan Tsuri No.1 Magazine (「糸井重里のバス釣りNo.1」 対応− 週刊バス釣りNo.1マガジン)
  • Bass Tsuri No.1 Haru No Zenkoku Tournament (バス釣りNO.1 春の全国トーナメント)
  • Bass Tsuri No.1 Natsu no Practice (バス釣りNo.1 夏のプラクティス)
  • Bass Tsuri No.1 Natsu no Zenkoku Tournament with SJ (バス釣りNo.1 夏の全国トーナメント with SJ)
  • Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No.1 Taiou: Shuukan Bass Tsuri No.1 Magazine – Aki no Tournament (「糸井重里のバス釣りNo.1」 対応—バス釣りNo.1マガジン −秋のトーナメント)
  • Bass Tsuri No.1 Aki no Zenkoku with SJ (バス釣りNo.1 秋の全国トーナメント With SJ)
  • Bass Tsuri No.1 Fuyu no Zenkoku Tournament (バス釣りNo.1 冬の全国トーナメント)

Bass Tsuri No.1 Haru no Zenkoku Tournament (「バス釣りNo.1 春の全国トーナメント」) is a downloadable Soundlink Game composed of 3 data files. The game is part of Shigesato Itoi’s No.1 Bass Fishing, which are in three chapters:

  • Apr. 27, 1997 (Qualifiers)
  • Apr. 27, 1997 (Trash Clean-Up Campaign)
  • May. 25, 1997 (Final)

Bass Tsuri No.1 Natsu No Practice (バス釣りNo.1 夏のプラクティス)

Could have been some sort of Summer Practice game. unfortunately we’re not sure as there is little to no information on the subject.

Bass Tsuri No.1 Natsu no Zenkoku Tournament with SJ(バス釣りNo.1 夏の全国トーナメント with SJ)

Possibly a National Summer Tournament game. Needs more research.

Bass Tsuri No.1 Aki no Zenkoku Tournament with SJ (バス釣りNo.1 秋の全国トーナメント With SJ)

Possibly a National Autumn Tournament game. Needs more research.

Bass Tsuri No.1 Fuyu no Zenkoku Tournament (バス釣りNo.1 冬の全国トーナメント)

Possibly a National Winter Tournament game. Needs more research.

Unfortunately we also do not have the information of the placings for the tournaments either. Some magazine scans and deep research will have to take place in order to get that information and preserve it. There’s also some interviews we could look at, but for the time being, if you know any information on these tournaments please contact reach out to us on Discord!