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Big Bass Bonanza slot review: fisherman wilds and money fish
A 5-reel fishing slot where the free spins round is everything: fisherman wilds collect money fish, and every fourth wild lifts the multiplier.
The legal status of casino-style games offered by bookmakers is disputed in South Africa and depends on the province that licenses the bookmaker.
Big Bass Bonanza is a fishing-themed slot from Reel Kingdom, distributed by Pragmatic Play, released in December 2020 and played on 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines. Its appeal is a simple free spins round in which a fisherman wild collects the cash values shown on money fish symbols. The top prize is 2,100x your stake and volatility is rated medium-high, so wins come in bursts with dry spells in between.
How the Big Bass Bonanza game works
In the base game you are lining up matching symbols across the 10 lines, as on any classic video slot. Money fish symbols show a cash value, which only matters once the free spins start and a fisherman can collect it. Scatter symbols trigger the bonus.
Free spins and the fisherman
Three, four or five scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. During free spins the fisherman appears as a wild. Each fisherman that lands collects the value of every money fish visible on the reels at that moment. Nothing is collected if the fish land without a fisherman, which is why the round can swing from tiny to large.
Retriggers and multipliers
The fishermen you land are counted. Every fourth one retriggers the round with extra spins and raises the multiplier on collected values: 2x after the first retrigger, then 3x, then 10x. Reaching the 10x level is where most of the game's big wins come from, and it is rare.
Dynamite
A random Dynamite feature can fire during free spins and add money fish to the reels, giving any fisherman that lands more to collect.
RTP and volatility
The standard RTP is 96.71%, but lower versions exist at 95.67% and around 94.5% to 94.6%. The bookmaker chooses which version to run, and the game's information panel shows the one you are playing. RTP is a long-run average over millions of spins, not what you get back in a session. Medium-high volatility means many short sessions end with little and a few end well.
Big Bass Bonanza free spins offers and the demo
Searches for Big Bass Bonanza free spins usually mean one of two things. Inside the game, free spins are the bonus round described above. As a bookmaker offer, spins on a Big Bass game are sometimes part of a welcome deal: PlayBet's FAQ, for example, names Big Bass Bonanza 1000, a later version, among the slots its registration spins can be used on. Our free spins page explains the conditions that usually apply.
There is no demo on this site. Pragmatic Play shows a demo of its games on its own website, and some licensed bookmakers offer a demo mode in the lobby. A demo uses play credits and pays nothing.
The Big Bass series
Big Bass Splash, Big Bass Bonanza Megaways and Keeping it Reel are separate games in the same family, each with its own maths and features. This review and its spec card cover the original Big Bass Bonanza only.
Big Bass Bonanza in South Africa
Pragmatic Play titles appear in the game lobbies of several provincially licensed bookmakers, including Betshezi, Scorebet, Sportingbet, World Sports Betting, Gbets, Betfred and YesPlay; whether this exact game is listed is shown in each lobby. The legal status of casino-style games at bookmakers is disputed and depends on the province. More slots from the same studio are on our Pragmatic Play slots page.
Slots are for adults aged 18 and over. There is no strategy that changes the outcome of a spin, so set a budget first, and see responsible gambling if play stops being fun.
Listed in the game lobbies of
Names only, from the bookmakers' published game lobbies. Not a recommendation to play.
Questions and answers
Who makes Big Bass Bonanza?
Big Bass Bonanza is developed by Reel Kingdom and distributed by Pragmatic Play.
What is the RTP of Big Bass Bonanza?
The standard version has an RTP of 96.71%. Lower versions at 95.67% and around 94.5% to 94.6% also exist, and the game's info panel shows which one you are playing.
How do I trigger free spins in Big Bass Bonanza?
Land three, four or five scatter symbols for 10, 15 or 20 free spins.
Is there a Big Bass Bonanza strategy that works?
No. Each spin is random. Choosing a stake you can sustain through dry spells is budgeting, not a way to win.