Play Big Bass Bonanza

Big Bass Bonanza needs little introduction. Released by Pragmatic Play and its Reel Kingdom studio in December 2020, this fishing-themed slot became a genuine phenomenon, the game that launched one of the biggest slot game series in the world and made the friendly fisherman a familiar face in casino lobbies everywhere. You can play the original that started it all here at Betano Casino.

It's deliberately simple on the surface: a 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines, where wins land by matching symbols from the leftmost reel. It plays high volatility, stakes start from just 10p a spin, and the top prize is a 2,100x max win. The base game ticks along with fishing tackle and playing-card symbols, but everyone who plays this game is really waiting for one thing: the scatters that unlock the free spins.

That's because the bonus round is where Big Bass Bonanza comes alive. Land enough scatters and the fish symbols turn into money symbols carrying cash values, while the fisherman wild appears to collect them. Better still, every fourth fisherman you collect extends the round and lifts a win multiplier, so a strong bonus can snowball from a few quid into something far bigger. It's that blend of easy-to-grasp gameplay and a genuinely thrilling feature that turned this into a modern classic, and it remains the benchmark every Big Bass sequel is measured against.

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If you’d like to give Big Bass Bonanza a spin, you’ll need to set up an account if you don’t have one already. It’s a straightforward process—head for the “Sign Up” button at the top of the homepage, click and fill in your details. 

Once you’re signed up and logged in, click on the game tile, and it’s time to start spinning. The 5x3 game grid is set below the waves, where bubbles separate reels laden with fishing paraphernalia and low-value playing card ranks. 

Click the plus or minus buttons to reveal your wagering options and set your bet. Then, close the pop-up and hit the game’s spin button to start your game. If you land matching symbols along one of the game’s paylines, you’ll win a prize as indicated in the paytable, which you can find behind the info button. 

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Alongside the 10-to-Ace royals, you'll find the fishing-themed symbols: tackleboxes, dragonflies, fishing rods and the top-paying float, plus the fish symbols that carry greyed-out cash values until the bonus brings them to life. Wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel across the 10 fixed paylines. 

Here is the full paytable:

Fans of the series will be well aware that the action steps up in the bonus games of these popular fishing titles. 

There’s something to be said about the anticipation building as you spin the base game’s reels, waiting to hit those special scatter symbols that will whisk you off to the thrilling free spins bonus. 

Here are the special features available in Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza:

Scatters and Free Spins 

The scatter is the fish-on-a-hook symbol and can land on any reel. Three scatters trigger the bonus and award 10 free spins, four award 15, and five award 20. This is the heart of the game, so everything in the base game is really a build-up to landing them.

Fish Money Symbols 

During the free spins, the fish symbols transform into money symbols, each carrying an instant cash value (these range from small multiples of your bet right up to 2,000x on the biggest fish). They sit dormant on the reels until a fisherman comes along to collect them.

Fisherman Wild and Cash Collect 

The fisherman wild only appears in the free spins. He acts as a normal wild, substituting for pay symbols, but his real job is cash collect: whenever he lands at the same time as any fish money symbols, he reels in their values and pays them out.

Rising Multipliers and Retriggers 

Here's the part that makes the bonus snowball. Every fisherman you collect is tracked above the reels, and every fourth one does two things at once: it awards extra free spins and lifts a win multiplier that applies to everything the fisherman collects afterwards. The fourth fisherman brings a 2x multiplier, the eighth bumps it to 3x, and the tenth pushes it all the way to 10x. Reach that 10x stage with a high-value fish on the board and that's how the 2,100x top win comes together.

A quick word first: every spin is random and nothing changes the odds. These are about understanding the game, not beating it.

It's all about the free spins. The base game is steady but modest, and every meaningful win in Big Bass Bonanza comes from triggering the bonus and collecting fishermen. That's the whole game in a sentence.

The multiplier ladder is the goal. Because the multiplier climbs to 10x only after you've collected ten fishermen, the standout bonuses are the long ones where retriggers keep the round going. A short bonus rarely reaches the big multipliers.

Check the RTP version. This game ships in more than one RTP configuration, so it's worth a look at the in-game info screen to see which one you're playing.

Respect the volatility. It's a high-variance slot, so dry spells are normal. Set a deposit or time limit before you start and treat it as entertainment.

For more fishing fun from this fantastic series, try some of these player favourites: 

• Big Bass Amazon Xtreme
• Big Bass Floats My Boat
• Big Bass Keeping It Reel
• Big Bass Secrets of The Golden Lake
• Big Bass Splash

Please remember to gamble responsibly when playing Big Bass titles at Betano.