Game facts
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Game format | Paylines with a money-collection feature |
| Main feature | Fisherman wilds and retriggers |
| Provider-page RTP | 96.71% (provider page) |
| Demo currency | Virtual EUR; not an NZD casino balance |
| Demo edition | Big Bass Bonanza |
The figures and mechanics above refer to the provider’s exact product page, checked on 12 November 2026. They do not identify the configuration inside every casino account.
How the game pays
The base game uses conventional reel combinations rather than cluster wins. Read the active line diagrams and total stake in the demo before interpreting a group of matching symbols. Money values printed on fish are not interchangeable with a normal payline award; their collection rule belongs to the feature.
Fisherman wilds and retriggers
Three, four or five scatters start the feature with ten, fifteen or twenty free spins. A fisherman wild collects the visible money-symbol values. Every fourth collected wild retriggers additional spins, with the provider describing a progression through 2x, 3x and finally 10x levels.
What to watch in the demo
- The wild counter is a feature-progress measure, not a promise that another fisherman will appear before the spins end.
- Watch how the counter, remaining spins and collection value interact.
- This explains why the same fish value can produce a different feature award at a later multiplier level.
RTP and outcome variation
Pragmatic Play’s product page publishes 96.71% RTP. On an illustrative NZ$100 of total stakes, that rate gives a theoretical expected loss of NZ$3.29: NZ$100 × (1 − 96.71 / 100). This is a turnover example, not a forecast for a NZ$100 deposit. A short session can lose the full balance or produce a very different result.
For turnover, house edge and session variation, use the RTP calculator and explanation.
Compare related games
| Game | Paying system | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bass Bonanza | Paylines with a money-collection feature | Fisherman wilds and retriggers |
| Big Bass Hold & Spinner | 5×3 fishing reels with two bonus formats | Collection and Hold & Spinner |
| Big Bass Bonanza 1000 | Fishing reels with higher-value money symbols | The 1000 collection edition |
Demo questions
Is every fish value immediately collected?
No. Money symbols are collected when the required fisherman-wild event occurs during the feature.
How does Big Bass Bonanza compare with its related games?
Hold & Spinner adds another bonus format, and the 1000 edition changes the money-symbol scale. Neither is the original demo shown here.
Sources & scope
Sources checked on 12 November 2026. Operator/provider statements remain attributed claims; no financial transactions were performed.
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