Big Bass Bonanza

Big Bass Bonanza is a video slot developed by Pragmatic Play that takes players on a virtual fishing expedition. Featuring a lighthearted and cartoonish underwater theme, the game utilizes a 5×3 reel format with 10 fixed paylines.

The visuals in Big Bass Bonanza are on the simpler side, with the reels set against a serene underwater background. The symbols on the reels reflect the fishing theme, with playing card symbols (10 to Ace) joined by various fishing paraphernalia such as tackle boxes, dragonflies, fishing rods and colorful floats.

While the base game offers standard video slot mechanics, the excitement heats up with the Free Spins feature. Triggered by landing 3, 4 or 5 Scatter symbols (represented by a Fish symbol), players are awarded 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins respectively. During the free spins, a new symbol comes into play: the fisherman wild symbol. This wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols on the reels to complete winning combinations.

However, the Fisherman Wild plays a more crucial role in maximizing wins during Free Spins. The reels can also contain Fish symbols, which come with pre-determined cash values. Whenever a Fisherman Wild symbol lands on the reels at the same time as a Fish symbol, the Wild collects the cash value of the Fish and adds it to the player's total winnings for the spin. There's no limit to the number of Fish symbols a Fisherman Wild can collect during a single Free Spin.

Another key mechanic in the Free Spins round is the Fisherman Wild collection meter located above the reels. Each time a Fisherman Wild symbol appears on the reels, it's added to the meter. Filling the meter with 4 wilds triggers a retrigger, awarding an additional 10 free spins and a 2x multiplier applied to the collected Fish symbol denominations. Filling the meter again awards another 10 free spins with a 3x multiplier and finally, a full meter on the third retrigger awards 10 free spins with a maximum 10x multiplier.

With a focus on collecting cash values from fish symbols and the potential for retriggers with increasing multipliers, Big Bass Bonanza offers a simple yet engaging Free Spins feature as the main bonus round.