Big Bass Splash Slot

Dare to go fishin’? Slot developers have released fishing trip slots before, with Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza being a particularly popular title. Developed by Reel Kingdom for Pragmatic Play, it evolved into a franchise that continues the story in Big Bass Splash. It’s a volatile installment in the series with an RTP of 96.71% and a high variance. While many will see it as a clone, it has new fish in the pond worth luring in.

Once I’ve netted this wet wonder, I’ll be showing you how this game differs from those that came before it in the series. Looking at the settings, performance, features, and how you play this game. If you wish to hold this slot in your hands, then why not give the free demo a go? You only need to register with Casinos.com, and everything thereafter is free. 

Big Bass Splash screams Pragmatic Play/Reel Kingdom from the moment you load it. Same layout, same symbols – just sharper graphics and better animations pretending to be an upgrade. It’s basically Big Bass Bonanza with a haircut.

The reels bob in bubbly water (how clever), packed with rods, trucks, and lures. That rusty old truck pays best – 200x for five – followed by the rod at half that. The royals? Useless, as usual.

The fisherman is your Wild, showing up in Free Spins to collect fish and substitute like he’s the hero of this soggy saga. The bass is the Scatter, in case that wasn’t painfully obvious.

The slot's RTP is set to 96.71%, which is pretty high for a highly volatile title. With a bit of luck and the right modifiers, the slot can pay up to 5,000x the bet.

Big Bass Splash kicks off with a $2 default bet – bold, if not a tad presumptuous. Thankfully, you can reel it in to $0.10 or crank it up to $250 if you’ve lost all sense. There’s Autoplay, too, for when you’d rather not develop carpal tunnel.

The base game? About as thrilling as watching bait dry. Premiums and Wilds do the heavy lifting. Fish symbols show random cash values, but don’t get excited – they’re useless until the Bonus Round.

If two Scatters land, the game might throw you a bone (or a hook) and drag in a third to trigger the bonus – because nothing screams excitement like a pity feature.

If you don’t trigger the Bonus Round that way, a combination of three or more Scatters will.

• 3 Scatters = 10 free spins
• 4 Scatters = 15 free spins
• 5 Scatters = 20 free spins

Before the round begins, one out of five modifiers will be applied.

• Fish: fish symbols are added to the reels.
• Fisherman: more Wilds are added to the reels.
• Dynamites, bazookas, or hooks: increases the chance to land one of the three modifiers during the Bonus Round.
• Level 2 upgrade: starts the Bonus Round from level 2.
• Two extra spins: you get two more spins.

Remember those fish money symbols from the base game? Whenever the fisherman appears on the reels in the bonus, he collects them. All the Wilds are collected too, and every fourth fisherman retriggers the bonus. All the modifiers have a few extra actions too, but let’s not take the fun out of the game – you’ll need to see them for yourself.

Big Bass Splash is a decent sequel, if you're into reheated leftovers with shinier graphics. It tweaks the original just enough to pretend it's new, and I’ll admit – the modifiers are actually worth a raised eyebrow or two.

Before Pragmatic Play launched this game in casinos, you could try Christmas Big Bass Bonanza, Big Bass Bonanza Megaways, Bigger Bass Bonanza, and the original game, Big Bass Bonanza. Alternatively, consider the sequels listed below. 

Is this too many fishing slots? Well, as I tell my wife, it’s better to have a hooker loaded than to never use your tackle. Woah, what am I saying? Hooker is a fishing vessel, sorry, I should have been more clear.

If you’re up for another spin with Captain Gummy Smile and his underwater cash grab at the best online casino sites, this one’s worth a cast. Just don’t act surprised if the big one slips off the hook… again.