Big Bass Splash slot: the fisherman wild collects the money

Fish, fisherman, collect

Fish symbols carry cash values in multiples of the bet. In the base game they are decoration; in the free spins the fisherman wild collects every fish on screen when he lands, and that is the whole economy of the game. The bonus is opened by scatters, and every few fishermen collected during the round levels the game up: more spins are added and the collected values get multiplied. The top levels are where a round can approach the 5000x ceiling; a round with one lonely fisherman pays back a handful of bets.

Splash versus the rest of the series

Splash added bigger fish values, a dynamite feature that clears low symbols and speeds up the ladder, and a higher top prize than the earlier Big Bass games. The RTP of 96.71% is one of the better numbers in the Hit tab; the volatility is high, because everything depends on how many fishermen show up in the bonus. The buy button opens the free spins directly for a multiple of the bet; on this game it is popular because the base game is genuinely dull without fishermen.

Playing it sensibly

Treat the base game as a wait. If you buy, buy at a stake that allows several bonuses, since the ladder needs a few collections before the multipliers kick in and a round that stalls on level one is common. If you spin, spin small: the scatters are the only thing you are waiting for. The same collect idea in a compact form is in the True Labs exclusive True Golden Slot, and the same studio's sticky-wild approach is in The Dog House.

Demo and Vavada

The demo above is Pragmatic Play's own launcher, so the ladder and the collect mechanic work exactly as in the paid game. At Vavada the game is in the Hit tab and in the Pragmatic Play free spins tournaments; the tournaments page explains the format and the bonuses page the welcome package.