Lucky Fishing Megaways: Slot Overview

Better make sure there’s still some bait in the tackle box, because software provider Pragmatic Play is heading back outdoors with an angling-themed slot called Lucky Fishing Megaways. It’s hardly the freshest concept around, given how many fishing slots are already swimming in the market, and the feature set isn’t exactly groundbreaking either. In fact, Lucky Fishing Megaways is basically a reskin of Power of Thor Megaways. Still, fishing slots have been popular for a long time, so perhaps this trip out to sea will hook plenty of players anyway.

As you’d expect, Pragmatic Play has put together a pleasant setting for the action. You’re casting from a jetty beside a scenic coastline, with blue skies, blue water, and inviting land in the distance. Trigger free spins and the scene shifts toward sunset, washing the screen in warm purple-orange tones. A solid backdrop for a fishing slot – check.

Over the next few paragraphs, it would be easy to recycle the description from Power of Thor Megaways, because the rules and figures are almost the same. The upside is that this includes a decent return to player of 96.55% (with lower versions also available) when playing normally, or up to 96.97% when buying free spins. Standard spins range from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin, while purchasing the bonus costs 100 times the wager. With high volatility, Lucky Fishing Megaways runs across all devices – tablet, mobile, or desktop computer.

The game plays on a 6 + 1 Megaways setup, meaning 6 reels spinning vertically, plus 1 reel spinning horizontally above the main set. Because the number of symbols on the main reels changes from spin to spin, the ways to win change too. At maximum, Lucky Fishing Megaways delivers 117,649 ways to win. When six matching symbols connect, payouts are 0.6-1.25x the stake for the 9-A card symbols, or 2 to 20 times the stake for the blue, green, yellow, or purple premium fish. A fisherman character features as the regular wild symbol, which only lands on the top reel, and it substitutes for any standard paying symbol.

Lucky Fishing Megaways: Slot Features

Another symbol restricted to the top reel is the two-position Fishing Boat symbol. When the Fishing Boat symbol is fully in view from the initial spin, it transforms all symbols on the two reels below it into wild symbols. If the Fishing Boat symbol becomes fully visible after being moved by a tumble, it will also activate the wild conversion modifier.

Tumbles

A tumble occurs whenever a winning combination forms on the reels. The winning symbols are removed, and new symbols tumble down on the main reels or slide from right to left on the top reel. Tumble wins continue until no further winning combination is produced.

Free Spins

Hitting 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 treasure chest scatters awards 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, or 30 free spins, respectively. If 10-18 free spins are awarded, players have the chance of gambling them for more spins. Gambling isn’t available when 26 or 30 free spins are won in the base game. To gamble, a wheel spins and lands on either a winning or losing segment. Winning adds +4 free spins, while a losing segment ends the feature. The gamble can be used up to 22 free spins.

During free spins, a win multiplier is active. It starts at x1 and increases by one following each tumble and does not reset until the bonus round finishes. The feature can be extended by landing 3 scatter symbols, which grants +4 extra free spins. To be clear, the two-position Fishing Boat symbol remains active throughout free spins.

Lucky Fishing Megaways: Slot Verdict

Pragmatic Play has been releasing games at a rapid pace lately, with new titles arriving constantly. Sometimes, though, rather than feeling like a relentless burst of creativity, games like Lucky Fishing Megaways give the impression the studio is short on fresh ideas. From a production angle it’s difficult to criticise Pragmatic Play, as the visuals and audio are typically polished. But when a familiar game is cloned and simply dressed in a fishing theme, it can come across as the studio stretching for originality.

That said, Power of Thor Megaways‘ and, by extension, Lucky Fishing Megaways’ gameplay is perfectly serviceable. The Fishing Boat’s wild-transforming effect can combine nicely with potentially huge ways counts and the tumble mechanic. Add a rising multiplier in free spins and the catches can feel exciting. On the other hand, the buzz is tempered because, like the earlier game, Lucky Fishing Megaways has a relatively tight Megaways win cap of 5,000x the bet. That’s not a terrible number among fishing-themed slots, but it may feel worth throwing back when compared with titles like Big Time Gaming’s Golden Catch or 4ThePlayer’s 4 Fantastic Fish.

So, players who enjoy fishing slots and/or Megaways games may still want to see what Lucky Fishing Megaways brings to the table. Taken on its own, it should tick plenty of boxes for an angling-themed Megaways slot. But because so much of it feels familiar, it loses a few points for appeal, and if originality is a priority, Lucky Fishing Megaways may seem more like chum than a trophy catch.