Editorial note: this is a general guide to how Big Bass Bonanza Megaways works. Slot rules, feature availability and RTP can vary between operators and game versions, so always check the in-game information panel before you spin. Slots are games of chance — nothing here is a prediction of results, and no strategy changes the odds.
Big Bass Bonanza Megaways slot review
Big Bass Bonanza Megaways is Reel Kingdom’s 2021 Megaways version of Big Bass Bonanza — the same fisherman, recast onto reels of changing heights. His cash-collecting free spins carry over from the original, along with the retrigger ladder that raises the multiplier on his collects as the round goes on.
Play similar games · 18+
How Big Bass Bonanza Megaways plays
Rods, tackle boxes, dragonflies and lakeside royals pay across the shifting Megaways set, with the fisherman’s logo standing wild and scattered boats opening the bonus. Base play keeps the series’ deliberate simplicity — fast, readable spins whose only real question is when the scatters will bite.
The fisherman and the retrigger ladder
The free spins run on the series’ familiar formula: fish land bearing visible cash values, and every fisherman who surfaces collects everything on screen. As in the original, collecting four fishermen retriggers the round with ten more spins and a multiplier on the collects — 2x, then 3x, then 10x as you climb the ladder. A late-ladder collect, multiplier matured, net groaning, is the round’s defining catch.
RTP and volatility
RTP can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel for the figure in the version you play. Volatility is high, with the ladder back-loading the value into rounds that survive long enough to climb it.
Frequently asked questions
How does the retrigger ladder work?
Collecting fishermen during the round retriggers it at upgraded levels, raising the multiplier applied to subsequent collects and adding spins.
How does the fisherman collect work?
Fish land carrying cash values; each fisherman symbol collects every fish on screen at that moment — the series’ unchanged engine.
What is the RTP?
The game’s information panel shows it. RTP can differ between operators and game versions, so check the panel in the version you play.
How does it differ from the original Big Bass Bonanza?
The fixed ten-line reels become a Megaways reel set of changing heights, while the fisherman collect and the retrigger ladder carry over from the original.
Related guides
Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways review
Fishin’ Frenzy Even Bigger Catch review
18+ only. Gambling should be fun, never a way to make money. Please play responsibly and only with money you can afford to lose. If gambling is affecting you or someone you know, free, confidential support is available 24/7 from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, run by GamCare. You can also self-exclude from all online gambling sites licensed in Great Britain through GAMSTOP (gamstop.co.uk).