Pragmatic Play · 2021
Pick Bigger Bass Bonanza if you want a high volatility fishing slot on a 5x4 grid. This page sets out its figures, rounds and free spins.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Bigger Bass Bonanza numbers
You may wonder whether RTP and volatility are jargon you cannot use at the table.
| What it means | Current setting |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.71% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x4 |
| Maximum win multiple | x4,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$960,000 |
| Release date | 16/09/2021 |
Pick this slot if you like a fishing theme with a straightforward way to win. The game runs on a grid of five reels and four rows, with 12 fixed paylines. A win starts on the leftmost reel and continues across adjacent reels, and at least two matching symbols pay. Money symbols carry cash values, while the regular card symbols pay as the paytable shows.
Go for the bonus if you want cash to build. Three to five Scatter symbols start Free Spins. A Wild appears only in free spins, substitutes for all but Scatter, and collects cash values of Money symbols when it lands. Every fourth collected Wild adds ten spins and a collection Multiplier, up to three retriggers. How often it comes cannot be known in advance.
Bigger Bass Bonanza
After this, you will know how a round runs from your bet to the final payout.
Pick a bet between A$0.12 and A$240 before each spin, using the bet controls. Every payout on this page scales with the bet you choose.
Check whether matching symbols land from the leftmost reel, moving left to right across the 12 fixed paylines. Two matching symbols already pay, so a short run can count.
Watch for MONEY symbols, the fish that carry a cash value. Regular symbols and MONEY fish pay per the paytable, while the Multiplier and Money Collect features wait for the bonus.
Land three or more Scatter symbols to start the Free Spins, where the fisherman WILD appears. When it lands, it collects the cash values of all MONEY symbols on screen.
Set your limit before the first spin and keep to it. High volatility means a session can change sharply, and nobody can predict the result.
More spins, more money
Useful before your first spin, and again once three scatters have started the bonus.
Land three, four or five scatters for 10, 15 or 20 spins. Only here, the wild replaces all but the scatter and collects cash from money symbols. Every 4th collected wild retriggers 10 spins with a x2, x3 or x10 multiplier. Round wins stop at 4000x bet.
Base gameExtra spins
Pick your bet and spin, and the round runs on a 5x4 grid with 12 fixed paylines. Wins run left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. Money fish and regular symbols pay as the paytable shows.
Game lobbyLine wins
Game preview
The most common worry is not knowing what the bonus screen looks like.
Before you stake, know that RTP is the average share of each A$100 staked returned over many spins, not a promise for one session. The version we run appears in the game rules.
| Return percentage | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.71% | Yes |
You decide to start a session, so know first that nobody can tell how often the bonus round will come. The bonus round does not follow a schedule you can read from the screen. One session can end far above or below the bet, and this randomness stays the same whatever the RTP shown in the game.
Before your first spin, decide how much the RTP matters to you, then check which version Surge Casino runs. Only the game rules show which version is live here, so open them and read the RTP line before you start.
If the biggest prize draws you in, remember that the top win is a ceiling reached very rarely. It is set as a multiple of your bet, so a larger bet raises the money amount of that ceiling.
Four questions, short answers
You will leave knowing how the free spins start and what volatility means for your budget.
The bets start at A$0.12 and go up to A$240, so you can begin with a small stake. The paytable on this page uses A$0.40, so you can read what each symbol pays before you commit real money.
Bigger Bass Bonanza has an RTP of 96.71% and a maximum win of 4,000 times the bet. The other versions in the series list RTPs of 96.50% to 96.52%, and most have a 5,000 times maximum win, while Big Bass Splash 1000 reaches 25,000 times.
Three, four or five Scatter symbols start the Free Spins with 10, 15 or 20 spins. The Wild fisherman appears only during the Free Spins, and every fourth collected Wild adds 10 spins with a multiplier, up to three times.
The game has high volatility. That means wins come less often than on low volatility games, but a round can pay a lot, with the win capped at 4,000 times the bet.
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After this, you will have compared the next games and chosen one that fits your budget.
Only players aged 18+ can play. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or join BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before the session starts, and keep that amount separate from your everyday money.
Choose your stopping point before you start, and keep to it after a big win as well as after a losing run.
Set the deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so your planned amount is the ceiling for the session.
If the game stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop, and do not return to win back losses.
Senior editor for Australian player content and former financial counsellor
I check every payment method and its limits against the cashier, so the figures here match what you will see. I also read each bonus term and its wagering before it goes live.
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