Big Bass Bonanza Slot

Big Bass Bonanza is a fishing slot from Pragmatic Play, made with the studio Reel Kingdom, and the first game in what is now a long series of sequels. It plays on five reels, three rows and 10 lines. The part everyone plays it for is the free spins: fish symbols land carrying cash values of up to 2,000 times your bet, and every fisherman wild that lands collects all of them. Pragmatic publishes the RTP at 96.71%.

Big Bass Bonanza at a Glance

How the Big Bass Bonanza Free Spins Work

In the base game you are lining up symbols across the 10 lines, and the aim is to land scatters. Three, four or five scatters trigger 10, 15 or 20 free spins.

In the free spins, two symbols do all the work. Fish land with a cash value on them, and the fisherman is the wild: whenever he lands, he collects the value of every fish in view. A fisherman landing with a screen full of fish is where the big wins come from.

Retriggers and the multiplier

Every fisherman you land in the free spins is counted. Every fourth one retriggers the round with 10 more spins and a bigger multiplier on everything he collects: 2x after the first retrigger, 3x after the second and 10x after the third, which is the last.

The Big Bass Series

Pragmatic has released a long line of follow-ups. They share the fish, the fisherman wild and the 2x, 3x, 10x ladder, and change the extras around them. These are the best known, with the RTP Pragmatic publishes for each:

Big Bass Splash

The sequel most people search for in the UK. The free spins trigger the same way, 10, 15 or 20 spins for 3, 4 or 5 scatters, but before they start the game can add up to five modifiers, such as extra fish, extra wilds or extra spins. The fish go up to 5,000x, and the 2x, 3x, 10x retrigger ladder is unchanged.

Big Bass Bonanza Megaways

The original on Megaways reels. Three to six scatters award 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins, the fisherman collects the fish, and every fourth fisherman adds 10 spins and the next multiplier.

The 1000 editions

Big Bass Bonanza 1000 and Big Bass Splash 1000 are named after their fish values, which run up to 1,000x. In Big Bass Bonanza 1000, when two scatters land a third can be reeled in to start the feature, and Pragmatic gives the top win as 20,000x the bet.

Big Bass Bonanza Demo and Free Play

Pragmatic Play’s own Big Bass Bonanza page runs a free demo of the game, and so do its pages for the sequels. A demo plays exactly like the real game, which makes it the easiest way to see how often the free spins come round and how far up the ladder a round tends to get before you stake money. In Great Britain, licensed casinos have to verify your age before you can play, even in demo mode.

Stake Limits in Great Britain

In Great Britain online slot stakes are capped by law: £5 per spin for players aged 25 and over and £2 per spin for 18 to 24 year olds. A British casino limits the bet range of every Big Bass game accordingly. Elsewhere, the limits depend on the country and the casino.

Where to Play Big Bass Bonanza Online

These operators reviewed here accept players from the UK and list Pragmatic Play among their game studios. Availability depends on where you live, so search the lobby for “Big Bass” to see which editions each one carries.

Similar Games

For another fish-collecting slot, see Fishin’ Frenzy, where a fisherman reels in the fish in the free games too; for a live fishing game show, Ice Fishing. Our guides to online slots and scatter symbols explain how slot features work in general.

Playing It Sensibly

Chasing the 10x level can keep you spinning long after you meant to stop. Set a budget before you start, choose a stake that fits it, and stop when it is gone. Free, confidential support is available at BeGambleAware.org. 18+ only.

Also worth a look: Hacksaw Gaming, the studio behind Le Bandit, where a Rainbow turns every winning square into a coin.

Big Bass Bonanza: frequently asked questions