On the reels, five columns of four symbols spin on a fishing theme. Wins form along 12 fixed paylines, read left to right on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel, and two matching symbols pay. Fishing items like the boat, rod and reel, lure and tackle box appear alongside the card symbols A, K, Q, J and 10. The mechanic is matching symbols along the lines, and the paytable shows each one.
Scatters that land in the base game open the free spins, and the fisherman wild appears only inside that round. He stands in for every symbol except the scatter and collects the cash values of all money symbols on screen when he lands. Every fourth collected wild retriggers the round with extra spins and a multiplier. The round win is capped.
Bigger Bass Bonanza
Read this before you pick a bet, so the cap and the RTP are clear.
| Game detail | Read as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid size | 5x4 |
| Top win multiple | x4,000 |
| Top win in money | A$960,000 |
| Release date | 16/09/2021 |
When the scatters land
Picklebet shows each bonus rule before you spin, with the figures on this page.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER trigger 10, 15 or 20 spins. The WILD fisherman substitutes for all but SCATTER and collects MONEY cash values when it lands. Every 4th collected WILD adds 10 spins with a x2, x3 or x10 multiplier, max 3 retriggers. Round wins cap at 4000x bet.
Base game reelsSpins and cash
Each spin lands on a 5x4 grid with 12 fixed paylines. Wins are read left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. MONEY-valued fish and regular symbols pay per the paytable. This mode has no WILD fisherman.
Placing a betPaytable wins
RTP means return to player: the share of each A$100 staked that the game pays back over a long run. Picklebet runs one version, and the game rules name it.
| Version | RTP | Pre-set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.71% | Included |
See it before spinning
The usual worry is not knowing what a win or free spin looks like.
Five steps to payout
This settles what happens from your first bet to the moment the reels stop.
The 5x4 grid waits until you set a bet between A$0.12 and A$240. Examples on this page use A$0.20, A$0.40 and A$10, so you can compare the figures easily.
Wins form from the leftmost reel, moving left to right across adjacent reels on the 12 fixed paylines. Fish and regular symbols pay per the paytable.
Scatter symbols on the reels are the bonus key. Money fish carry cash values that matter again in the free spins.
Three, four or five Scatter symbols on the reels open the bonus with 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The fisherman Wild appears only in these spins.
Each round ends when the reels stop, and no one can know the session result in advance. Set your limit before the first spin.
Each spin lands a new set of symbols on the 5x4 grid, and nothing on the reels shows when the Free Spins will start. How often that trigger comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP of the version you play.
Each spin on the 5x4 grid pays out under one RTP version, and the version this game runs is shown only in the game rules. Open those rules before you start, so you know which return applies to your session. The rules are the only place where that figure appears.
A Free Spins round can add retriggers and collect the Money symbols, yet the round win stops at a fixed multiple of the bet. That multiple is the maximum win, and reaching it is very rare. Treat the ceiling as a limit on the prize, not a figure to expect.
Get the facts fast
You will have checked the RTP, bets and Free Spins before your first spin.
The reels pay back 96.71% of every stake on average over a very long run. That works out to A$96.71 for each A$100 wagered. Single sessions can land far above or below that figure, so the number says nothing about one session.
Spins on Bigger Bass Bonanza return 96.71%, above the 96.50% to 96.52% of the other versions in the series. Its maximum win is 4,000 times the bet, below the 5,000 times of four versions and the 25,000 times of Big Bass Splash 1000.
Wins on the reels of Bigger Bass Bonanza come less often, but larger ones can land. The game carries high volatility. How often the bonus or a big win comes cannot be known in advance.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols on the reels start Free Spins with 10, 15 or 20 spins. The more SCATTER symbols land, the more spins you get. Free Spins are the only mode where the Wild appears.
Each spin plays 12 fixed paylines, and the bet ranges from A$0.12 up to A$240. The paytable shows values at A$0.20, and this page uses A$0.40 and A$10 as further examples.
The reels run on 12 fixed paylines, and this page sets out the Free Spins rules and the paytable at A$0.20. Read them before you wager real money.
Each spin draws from your balance, and this game is for players aged 18+. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or join BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Each spin cuts into your budget, so set the amount you can afford to lose before your first spin. Stop when it runs out.
A win on the reels is not a reason to keep spinning. Set your stop point before you start, and keep to it after a big win.
Every spin takes from your balance, so set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play. Keep the limits in place for every session.
Spins that stop feeling fun are the signal to pause. Take a break, or self-exclude through BetStop, before the next session.
After Bigger Bass Bonanza
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