Bigger Bass Bonanza: Slot Overview

Launched in late 2020 by Pragmatic Play partner Reel Kingdom, Big Bass Bonanza struck a chord with plenty of online anglers and unexpectedly became a hit. The surprise was that, in several respects, it didn’t bring a lot that games like Fishin’ Frenzy hadn’t already done. Where it did stand out was a more detailed bonus round, capable of awarding multipliers up to x10 to enhance scatter wins, even if the max win felt a bit underwhelming. Even so, Big Bass Bonanza attracted enough attention to justify a sequel. That sequel is Bigger Bass Bonanza, which sensibly keeps the core gameplay largely intact while adding a few touches that genuinely make it feel “bigger.”

Some updates are obvious immediately. For one, there’s an extra row, meaning Bigger Bass Bonanza plays on a 5-reel, 4-row layout with 12 fixed paylines. The backdrop has also been refreshed. Instead of giving the impression of deep-sea fishing, it now looks like you’re casting closer to shore, with palm trees and neon-lit buildings in the distance. The setting feels more modern too, helped by a funkier, electro-80s soundtrack that replaces the friendly, light plinking of the original.

Looking at the math model, it’s a mix of familiar and revised elements. The default RTP stays at the generous 96.71%, although it’s variable, so it’s worth checking the help files to confirm which version you’re playing. As part of the “bigger” upgrade, volatility has been pushed up to a high level, now rated 5 out of 5 rather than the previous 4/5. Betting has also been adjusted to suit the paylines, beginning at 12 p/c and moving up in unusual steps until reaching $/€240 per spin.

Large payouts can come from collecting scatters during free spins, while standard line wins are formed when matching symbols land left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel. The 10-A card royals serve as low-value symbols, with a tackle box, a lure, a fishing rod, and a boat acting as the higher-paying icons. High pays return 50 to 200x the bet for five of a kind, and completing a full line of fish scatters awards the combined money value total. There’s also a wild symbol, which appears in free spins to replace regular pay symbols and collect any money symbols currently visible.

Bigger Bass Bonanza: Slot Features

The feature set in Bigger Bass Bonanza mirrors Big Bass Bonanza, but benefits from the additional row and higher-value money symbols. Scatter symbols can land on every reel, and seeing 3, 4, or 5 triggers 10, 15, or 20 free spins.

During the free spins feature, whenever wild symbols land alongside money symbols, the angler collects all of their values for the player. Money symbols appear with a randomly assigned money value. In this title, there’s also a hard-to-find fish scatter valued at 4,000x the bet.

On top of that, wild symbols are collected on a meter shown above the reels. Every 4th wild symbols collected retriggers the feature, granting +10 additional free spins and a multiplier for the wild money symbol collector. Players receive x2 for the first retrigger, then x3 for the second, and x10 for the third. In practice, if x2 is active, when the fisherman collects any money symbols, he doubles their value. Once three retriggers have occurred, the feature can’t be retriggered again.

Bigger Bass Bonanza: Slot Verdict

It really is bigger, so the name isn’t just talk. Bigger Bass Bonanza expands the reel setup, adds a couple more paylines, and turns the math model up to a high setting. The location has changed too, and for some players this may be the most debatable tweak. The original carried a ukulele-driven vibe of deep-sea fishing off Maui or somewhere similar. Wherever that was, it felt far more relaxed than the synthwave-flavoured setting we have now – Miami, Tenerife? Hard to pin down, but it’s the kind of place you might imagine serious fishermen or women wanting to get away from in search of calm.

Then again, it may not matter at all, because Bigger Bass Bonanza still delivers a light, nautical atmosphere and keeps the main features intact. So anyone who enjoyed the Fishin’ Frenzy-style fun of the first game will likely be happy to set sail here too. Possibly even more so, since the potential rewards have climbed from the original’s 2,100x to nearly double at 4,000 times the bet. This number is a win cap, by the way. Bigger Bass Bonanza might be able to go beyond it, but if you reach the 4k limit, the bonus round will end.

From a mechanics standpoint, Bigger Bass Bonanza doesn’t introduce much that the previous entry didn’t already have. Instead, it simply squeezes a bit more excitement out of a proven formula. If you’ve played the earlier version or any of the many Fishin’ Frenzy imitators and just wanted a little extra, Bigger Bass Bonanza may fit the bill.

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