Big Bass Splash at Lucky7even Casino: how the fishing bonus works
Pragmatic Play's 5-reel fishing slot with free spins and money collection bonuses, paying 96.71% and delivering high volatility where wins come larger but less often.
Meet Big Bass Splash, the high-volatility fishing game
High volatility, bigger occasional wins. Big Bass Splash is a 5-reel, 3-row fishing-themed slot from Pragmatic Play, released in June 2022. Ten fixed paylines run left to right, and most symbols need three matching icons to pay. The red off-road truck pays from just two symbols. High volatility means wins land less often but can be much bigger. Free Spins, Money Collect, Multiplier, Scatter and Wild features shape how the game plays.
Know your tolerance for volatility first. Big Bass Splash suits players comfortable with gaps between wins and ready for the upside when a bonus round hits. The minimum bet sits at NZ$0.10, so smaller stakes are possible, but the high volatility means you need a bankroll to weather dry spells. If you prefer frequent small wins, this slot's rhythm won't match your play style.
What drives the bonus round forward? Free Spins reshape the round completely. A Fisherman wild collects money values shown on fish symbols, and every fourth collected wild adds ten more spins while raising a collection multiplier up to level 4. During the bonus, random events—dynamite, a hook, and bazooka—trigger to add missing symbols when fishermen or fish are on the board, keeping the bonus spinning.
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Pragmatic Play
NZ$1 250 000
How does a round of Big Bass Splash play?
Set your bet, spin the reels, and let the fishing mode guide what happens next.
What does Big Bass Splash display?
Free spins mode and collection mechanics
What do the wilds collect? Free spins begin when you land scatters. The Fisherman wild collects random money values from 2x to 5000x total bet on fish symbols. Every fourth wild collected retriggers ten more free spins and raises your collection multiplier to level 2, level 3 or level 4 at maximum.
Big Bass Splash pays on paylines. Big Bass Splash base game runs across five reels and three rows with ten fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel. When exactly two scatters land, a random respin or a hook pull can reveal another scatter for a second chance.
Check what your stake returns on average
RTP is a long-run average calculated over millions of spins. The 96.71% figure shown here applies to the standard game and also when you buy Free Spins. Each RTP applies only to the condition listed next to it.
RTP 96.71% · Standard game and bought Free Spins
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Pay NZ$1,000 at your NZ$10 bet to trigger free spins without waiting for scatters to land. This paid feature costs 100 times your stake, whatever bet size you choose.
Big Bass Splash sits alongside other Pragmatic Play titles
Try Big Bass Splash free or play for real cash
At Lucky7even Casino, you can explore the game risk-free first, then switch to real stakes whenever you're ready.
Other Big Bass Splash games in the series
The games share the same fishing theme but differ: RTP ranges from 96.50% to 96.52%, and maximum wins go up to x25,000 in Big Bass Splash 1000.
Big Bass Blast
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Big Bass Trophy Catch
Big Bass Splash: the unknowns in every session
The scatter trigger stays random. Scatters land when they land. No player can predict when Free Spins will trigger during a session, and they might never come at all during your play.
Big Bass Splash is random session to session. Big Bass Splash returns 96.71% on average across thousands of spins, but any single session is pure chance. Your result could be higher or lower regardless of the RTP.
Can you reach the maximum win? NZ$1,250,000 is the ceiling on the top bet. Reaching it happens so rarely that no player should plan a session around winning the maximum.
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How do you stay in control?
Money you can afford to lose. Decide what you can afford to lose on Big Bass Splash before you start. Treat that amount as gone the moment you set it, so the game stays within your means.
The exit plan matters. Agree with yourself on a stopping point before the first spin—and stick to it after a win too. Walking away when you said you would keeps the game in perspective.
Can limits protect you? Use deposit limits and loss limits on your account to enforce your choices. These tools cut off play when you reach the level you set, not when the game decides.
When does fun become pressure? Take a break or self-exclude when Big Bass Splash stops being fun and starts feeling urgent. The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand and the Gambling Helpline are there when you need them.