Big Bass Bonanza 3 Reeler (Pragmatic Play) Slot Demo & Review

Game Overview

The fishing-themed slots just keep on coming, software providers reeling players in with bonus buys and multipliers. Recently, I reviewed Sea Boat Adventure Megaways, a fishing-themed slot released via Red Tiger Gaming. Also, when I look at my online casino’s ‘Popular’ or ‘Hot’ games sections, Pragmatic Play Big Bass Bonanza slots and fishing-themed games from other providers dominate. The latest Big Bass Bonanza 3 Reeler slot is a 3×3 slot game with 5 paylines, medium-high volatility gameplay, and a 96.50% RTP with a max win of 5,000x.

As with all Big Bass Bonanza slots, the famous fish symbols with multiplier values are the centre of attention. In the bonus free spins game, when they land alongside the wild, the cash values are collected. Plus, a second chance feature can activate on any free spin if wild and fish symbols don’t appear, but to win big during the bonus, look out for the wild as it can re-trigger free spins, increasing multipliers after each re-trigger.

We are going back to the classic 3×3 slot mechanic, making symbol combination wins as simple as possible. With only three reels, it takes just three symbols on a payline to trigger combination wins. You can bet as low as €0.10 per spin, or those who fancy yourselves as high rollers can set spin bets up to a maximum of €250.00.

Base Game Bonuses

In the base game, two features can activate at random. One feature randomly fills the first two reels with identical symbols, usually helping to create multiple 3-symbol combination wins. The other feature helps you land free spins when a hook appears and pulls in one to three scatter symbols.

Free Spins

Three or more scatter symbols trigger the free spins, starting with 10 spins ,plus you receive 2 extra spins for additional scatters on the top row and 1 extra spins for each scatter on the middle row. When free spins begin, a wild symbol is also added to the reels.

When the wild symbol rolls in and fish symbols with cash amounts between 2x and 5,000x appear on the reels, the wild collects the random cash values and adds them to your bonus winnings.  

If there are no fish symbols after a free spin, but a wild symbol is present, a dynamite spin feature could activate and reel fish with cash value onto the reels. Likewise, when there are fish symbols on the reels but no wild, a hook can appear and catch a wild, bringing it onto the reels.

Re-triggering free spins is also possible if four wilds are collected throughout the free spins bonus. Money multipliers will also increase by 2x, 3x, or 10x on the first, second-, and third-time re-spins are re-triggered, respectively. You can retrigger free spins up to a maximum of three times.

Ante Bet

The ante bet will change your stake from 1x to 1.5x, increasing your chances of rolling in scatters for free spins.

Bonus Buy

• Free Spins: 100x your bet will trigger 10 free spins
• Super Free Spins: 300x your bet buys 10 free spins in which only 3 wilds are needed to re-trigger free spins, and on the third re-trigger, the multiplier is 20x.