Fishin’ Frenzy Slot (Blueprint Gaming)

The Fishin’ Frenzy slot is a very simple game that is played with 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 fixed paylines. Landing 3 or more identical or matching symbols across a payline, from left to right and starting from the leftmost reel, will constitute a winning combination. The only exception is the highest-value symbol, the seagull, which only requires 2 or more for a win.

In terms of the betting range, you can play Fishin’ Frenzy from just 10p per spin. The max bet can go up to £500 per spin but most UK slot sites will limit the highest bet per spin to £50, £20, £10 or £5 a spin. Use the arrows on either side of the Bet box to change your bet accordingly. Players outside the UK have an Autoplay function which allows up to 100 auto spins with loss and single win limits which can be disabled if you land the max win.

The Fishin’ Frenzy RTP rate is 96.12%. This is higher than the 96% online slot game average and is the only RTP rate available being an older release. High volatility (5/5), there is no hit frequency rate information available from Blueprint Gaming.

Finally, the Fishin’ Frenzy slot comes with 5,000 times bet max wins. This can only be won if you fill all reel positions with Fisherman Wild symbols.

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With an obvious fishing theme, the Fishin’ Frenzy slot was released by Blueprint Gaming way back in September 2014. Originating in arcades and land-based casinos around the UK, it has a European casino style with a bleeps and bangs soundtrack to match.

Set under the water, you’ll see colourful coral forming the backdrop. The visuals are rather basic but that’s to be expected considering its an arcade and pub favourite. Colourful and cheerful, the soundtrack does sound like the one you’ll hear in various Novomatic land-based favourites.

On the reels, there are colourful A, K, Q, J and 10 royals as well as tackle box, life buoys, fishing rods and seagulls. The seagull symbol is the highest paying awarding 200 times your total bet for 5 in combination. A screen full of seagulls will result in a 2,000 times bet payout.

Fishin’ Frenzy comes with a Fisherman Wild symbol that substitutes for all paying symbols during the free spins. Paying 500 times your total bet for 5 in combination, he collects the values of fish symbols in the Free Spins feature.

Blue fish symbols award payouts of up to 20 times bet in the base game but are collected in the free spins when appearing with a Fisherman Wild. The other symbol of note is the Fishing Boat Scatter which is needed to trigger the game’s only feature. Below is a list of symbols appearing in Fishin’ Frenzy along with their payout values and functions:

• A/K/Q/J/10: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 5 x bet
• Life Buoy/Tackle Box: 3, 4 or 5 = 2, 10 or 50 x bet
• Fishing Rod: 3, 4 or 5 = 3, 15 or 100 x bet
• Seagull: 2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 5, 20 or 200 x bet
• Fish: 3, 4 or 5 pays 1, 5 or 20 x bet + are collected in free spins when Fisherman Wild appears
• Fishing Boat Scatter: 3+ triggers Free Spins feature
• Fisherman Wild: Substitutes + collects Blue Fish symbols during free spins

Fishin’ Frenzy Mobile

Despite being released in 2014, the Fishin’ Frenzy slot game has been revamped using HTML5 technology. Available to play on mobile, tablet and desktop devices, it can only be played in landscape mode on your smartphone. No Portrait Mode (vertical) exists, unfortunately.

Fishin’ Frenzy has just 1 bonus feature. It’s all about the Free Spins feature where the high-value Fisherman Wild appears on the reels. The highest value symbol, it collects the values contained in the fish symbols.

Free Spins

The Free Spins feature is triggered by landing 3 or more Fishing Boat Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. 10, 15 or 20 free spins will be awarded for hitting 3, 4 or 5 scatters respectively.

The all-important Fisherman Wild symbol appears during the free spins and substitutes for all symbols. 2, 3, 4 or 5 wilds across a payline awards a payout of 1, 10, 50 or 500 times your total be respectively with a screen full of wilds awarding the game’s top payout: 5,000 times your total bet.

Furthermore, the Fisherman Wild collects each prize value from the fish symbols on the reels. If multiple Fisherman Wild symbols appear, each of them collects all the prizes available. Lastly, you cannot win additional free spins.

The Fishin’ Frenzy slot is a simple game which has stood the test of time. Becoming a British slots institute, this legendary game is simple to play and is the top-performing game in arcades, bookmaker shops and pubs across the UK.

Graphically outdated, you’ll either love or hate the soundtrack. I don’t mind it as it reminds me of playing fruit machines when I was younger. The gameplay is very simple with the Free Spins feature to only extra.

Key is the Fisherman Wild symbol as he collects the values from the fish symbols. That said, a payline full of Fisherman Wilds will result in a 500 times bet payout whilst a screen full of wilds will pay the game’s jackpot: 5,000 times bet.

Due its popularity, Blueprint Gaming has created lots of Fishin’ Frenzy slots. The best of them is Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways which comes with up to 15,625 ways to win and 50,000 times bet max win potential. In fact, there is a whole Fishin' Frenzy slot series including jackpot titles: 

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If you like classic arcade slots, there are plenty to choose from. I recommend Eyecon’s Fluffy Favourites, Light & Wonder’s Rainbow Riches and NetEnt’s Starburst.

Fishin’ Frenzy is very popular and has inspired countless other fishing-themed slot games over the years. The most noticeable is Big Bass Bonanza from Pragmatic Play (released in December 2020). Offering the same number of reels, paylines and a minimum bet of 10p a spin, the RTP differs as does the max win potential.

Big Bass Bonanza has a similar Free Spins feature but there are more random elements, multipliers up to 10x and extra free spins up for grabs:

Like Blueprint Gaming, Pragmatic Play has gone on to develop a fully-fledged Big Bass slot series with lots of options covering different themes, bonus features and mechanics. The RTP can reach as high as 96.71% with max wins as high as 20,000 times your total bet.

The Fishin' Frenzy slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime Slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

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