Big Bass Bonanza Slot Review

Often follow-up Variation on a theme slots can disappoint but this was not the case with the Big bass series which has since grown to other versions too. With a Unique feature board and achievable free spin retrigger with increasing multiplier, it is easy to see why the popularity of the Big Bass series grows and continues to maintain in the most popular promoted slots each month.

The features of a slot game are what make it the most appealing for players. We want to be entertained and also get a window into the potential for a game to pop-off, so let's take a look at what Big Bass Bonanza has in store for us.

Theme - Fishing

Fishing is the theme and as the name suggests specifically Bass, the bigger the better. The lower value symbols are the Typical, 10, J, Q, K, and A, and the higher value premium symbols, are a tackle box, float, Dragon Fly and Fishing Rod, none of which land very often in quantities.

Finally, there are the bass fish symbols, which vary in size and have various values attached, which do not come into play in the base game, but make all the difference in the free spins feature

Reels

Typically 5 reels play three rows, and for the higher premium value symbols, wins can be achieved by lining up just a pair. Don't expect it often though.

Paylines

On the simple side, Big bass Bonanza has ten pay lines in the base game, and the same applies in the bonus round.

2 of a kind of the higher premium symbols will pay, although as is standard, you'll need three in a row to win in most cases. Full lines seem to be rare but tend to be more likely with the fish themselves and pay well

RTP

The RTP is dependent on the casino, not many people realise that you may be getting a lower RTP on the same game depending on which casino you are playing.

I was quite stunned in the variance of the RTP on this game between casinos, with the best offering 96.71% at All British Casino against the worst down at around 90.5%, a full 6% lower. In the great scheme of things it means little for general short gameplay, but 100% you are getting worse value playing at the casinos with the lower RTP, and this will tend to go for many games. 

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Stake Range

Stake options range from as low as £0.10 through to a ridiculous £250 per spin

Max Win

The calculated maximum multiplier of the game is 2100x - This is a value that has been seen to land plenty of times so is not 'as theoretical' as some slots with huge multipliers that are rarely seen landing.

At any point in the free spins game should the 2100x be achieved the game round will end as the maximum win has been reached

Scatter/Free Spins

There is only a single feature with this game and that is to land the three scatter symbols to trigger the free spins round.

You are awarded 10 free spins. The aim is to land the fisherman who will in turn capture the values of any fish that land at the same time, whilst adding to the fisherman meter at the top of the screen.

The more scatters landed the more initial free spins you are awarded.

• 3 Scatters - 10 Free Spins
• 4 Scatters - 12 Free Spins
• 5 Scatters - 15 Free Spins

If you can collect 4 fishermen in the ten spins, then you will be awarded a further 10 free spins with subsequently caught fish awarded at 2x.

This repeats for a 3x bonus and a huge 10x bonus, something expectedly more rarely seen.

Jackpot

There is no direct jackpot associated with this game unless part of a daily drop or progressive group promotion at certain casinos.

Play Experience & First Impressions

Anyone who has played Fishin Frenzy will be aware of the volatility of that game where the scatter bonus can take forever to land, and then on another occasion will drop a couple of times in quick succession.

You can expect the same from Big Bass Bonanza but this time, you get sharper and more welcoming graphics and a better soundtrack [perhaps ukelele], and sound effects.

Big bass Bonanza is a highly volatile game meaning that getting a scatter bonus is no guarantee of a big win. In fact it will often be disappointing and frustrating, but by the same token, it also offers the opportunity of landing a big win quickly. It is swings and round-a-bouts

Now, 100 spins is not nearly a big enough sample to provide a complete picture of any slot, RTP' are set on theoretical billions of spins, so features, wins and aspects of games may come thick and fast or not at all in such a small sample, but we have decided to give every slot review on site the same 100 spin test just to see what happens.

Overall View

I defiantly got a cold 100 spins for my test but was pleased to see the bonus land after 93 of the 100 spin test. I could not progress for a retrigger and it paid 27x which in itself is not bad but nothing like the max 2100x possibility

I like the Big bass Bonanza version of this game very much, I find it an enjoyable play so long as preparing for coin-eating runs of nothing happening.

Expect little from the premium symbols, they rarely land, and bigger base game wins can be expected from fish symbols lining up with the odd consolation prize for the lower values coming in threes.

Pragmatic have created several other versions of this game including a megaways version too.

Editorial Team Information

This Big Bass Bonanza slot review was written by the OLBG Slots Content Team, beginning with Andrej Trajkovski, who has worked in the online gambling industry since 2013, playing and reviewing online slots and casinos daily for the past four years. The review is Fact Checked by William Westerlund, an online casino expert reviewing casinos and slots for over five years, and published by Steve Madgwick, our Editor-In-Chief with over 18 years of experience creating and managing high-quality sports betting and Casino content for OLBG & multiple other publications.