Big Big Fishing Fortune slot
Big Big Fishing Fortune is an Inspired Gaming slot from March 2024, played on 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines. Its bonus is built around one prize, the Big Fish: a Match 3 Game sets what it is worth, and the free spins that follow have no fixed count. They keep going until a fisherman lands with the Big Fish in view, while worm upgrades can push its value higher along a trail above the reels.
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Big Big Fishing Fortune: key facts
| Studio | Inspired Gaming |
|---|---|
| Released | March 2024 |
| Reels and paylines | 5 reels, 3 rows, 10 paylines |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Top line payout | Fishing boat: 200x stake for five on a payline |
| Symbols | Fishing boat (top), fishing rod, tackle box, lifebelt and fish, then A, K, Q, J and 10 |
| Bonus trigger | Three or more bonus symbols in the base game |
| Hook | A hook above the reels can pull a reel up to reveal a bonus symbol |
| Match 3 Game | 9, 12 or 15 face-down tiles for 3, 4 or 5 bonus symbols; three matching tiles set the Big Fish value |
| Big Fish values | 20x to 100x stake |
| Free spins | Unlimited, until a fisherman catches the Big Fish |
| Fishermen | Collect the values of all fish in view; a Big Fish that lands without a fisherman stays in place |
| Upgrade trail | Worm upgrade symbols in the bonus move the trail on and raise the Big Fish value |
| Optional modes | Fortune Bet (a respin when two bonus symbols land), Fortune Spins and Gamble, where the jurisdiction allows them |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| Stakes | From 10p a spin in the studio’s range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
How Big Big Fishing Fortune plays
Wins pay along 10 fixed lines from three of a kind, reading from the left. The fishing boat heads the paytable, followed by the fishing rod, a tackle box, a lifebelt and a fish, with the five letters from A down to 10 making up the lower pays.
What the base game is really for is landing bonus symbols, and three or more of them in one spin start the feature. A hook sits above the reels to help: when it drops, it lifts a reel and can pull a bonus symbol into view.
The Match 3 Game and the Big Fish
Every bonus opens with a board of face-down tiles: 9 of them for three bonus symbols, 12 for four and 15 for five. Tiles are turned over until three show the same value, and that value goes onto the Big Fish for the round ahead. A bigger trigger means a bigger board, and the value the Big Fish ends up with falls within the range set out in the key facts. It is the number every later spin is chasing.
Free spins until the fisherman lands
The free spins come without a counter. Fish carrying cash values land on the reels, and a fisherman landing alongside them collects the value of every fish showing. A Big Fish that arrives with no fisherman in view sticks to its position and waits, so the round carries on until a fisherman finally reels it in. On a £1 stake, a Big Fish set at 50 times the stake would be worth £50 when caught.
Worm upgrades and the bonus trail
Above the reels runs the trail that holds the Big Fish value. Worm symbols are the game’s upgrades: as they land during the bonus, they move the trail along, and completing a section lifts the Big Fish to a higher value. Because the round only ends when the fisherman catches it, every upgrade collected before that moment adds to what the final catch is worth.
Fortune Bet, Fortune Spins and Gamble
Inspired lists three optional modes for jurisdictions that allow them. Fortune Bet adds a respin whenever two bonus symbols land, a second try at finding the third. Fortune Spins plays with a different reel set made up only of fish, fishermen and bonus symbols. Gamble lets a base-game win be staked for a larger amount or a better chance of the bonus, and a losing gamble gives the win up.
Big Big Fishing Fortune compared with Big Bass Bonanza
Both games put a fisherman in charge of collecting fish cash on a 5x3 grid with 10 lines, so Big Bass Bonanza is the natural yardstick. Its free spins are counted: 10, 15 or 20 for three, four or five scatters, with fishermen in fours adding 10 more each time. Big Big Fishing Fortune drops the counter altogether and plays until one Big Fish is caught, its value decided by the Match 3 Game before a single free spin is played.
| Game | Grid and lines | How long the free spins last |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bass Bonanza | 5x3, 10 paylines | 10, 15 or 20 for 3, 4 or 5 scatters; every fourth fisherman adds 10 |
| Big Big Fishing Fortune | 5x3, 10 paylines | Unlimited, until a fisherman catches the Big Fish |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
Big Big Fishing Fortune at Fortune Games
Big Big Fishing Fortune is among the slots in the Fortune Games lobby (18+), with Big Fishing Fortune and other angling games in the row of tiles above. The UK caps in the table apply to every player. There is no autoplay or turbo mode, as at every site licensed in Great Britain. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
How do you trigger the bonus in Big Big Fishing Fortune?
Land three or more bonus symbols on a single base-game spin. The hook above the reels is the game’s helper here, lifting a reel to uncover a bonus symbol, and with Fortune Bet switched on, two bonus symbols earn a respin instead of simply ending the chance.
Does the number of bonus symbols matter in Big Big Fishing Fortune?
Yes. It decides the size of the Match 3 board, from 9 tiles for three symbols up to 15 for five. The free spins themselves are unlimited whichever way the bonus starts, so a three-symbol trigger and a five-symbol trigger both play on until the fisherman makes his catch.
What is a Big Fish in Big Big Fishing Fortune?
It is the round’s headline prize. Its value is fixed by the three matching tiles, it can be raised by worm upgrades on the trail, and when it lands without a fisherman it stays put rather than leaving the reels. The catch happens on the spin a fisherman joins it.
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Checked on 9 November 2026 against Inspired’s game page and launch announcements for Big Big Fishing Fortune, the SlotCatalog and VegasSlotsOnline game records for it, Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza page, Reel Kingdom’s game list and the VegasSlotsOnline record for that game, and the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.