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bet365 Big Bass Splash Slot Review

Welcome to the first review in what we hope will be a long series looking at some of the very best slots and games you can play at bet365 Casino! We begin today with a look and £20 playthrough of the Big Bass Splash slot!
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Big Bass Splash Quick Facts

Almost three years old at the time of writing, this is the fifth game in the “Big Bass” series of slot games. Its simple mechanics and high-volatility gameplay has proven to be a hit with bet365 customers. So much so that Big Bass Splash is regularly amongst the most popular games played on site!

As with all our reviews in this new series, we will have an accompanying video of our £20 playthrough alongside this review so you can see exactly how the game played when we played it!


Big Bass Splash was released in June 2022 and was developed by Pragmatic Play. It is the fifth slot in the “Big Bass” series and it is a high-volatility slot, which means it offers fewer lower-value payouts and more chance of a higher-value win, especially if you can trigger the Free Spins bonus feature.

The game is based on Bass Fishing and has a number of bonus features, many of which are only available during the Free Spins round. This includes the Wild Symbol and the ability to collect the cash amounts shown on the fish symbols.

Before we played through £20 of spins on the slot, we felt it was a game suited to players of all experience but who prefer high to very high volatility slot. Our experience in the playthrough confirmed that to be the case.

Release Date 23rd June 2022
Developer Pragmatic Play
Game Type Slot
RTP % 96.71%
Volatility  High
Theme Bass Fishing
Minimum Bet £0.10
Maximum Bet £50.00
Paylines/Ways to Win 10 paylines
Maximum Win (Base Game) 200x
Maximum Win (Bonus Game) 5,000x
Reel Configuration 5x3
Bonuses Free Spins, Cash Collects
Mobile Compatible? Yes

Table Of Contents

bet365 Big Bass Splash Full Playthrough

Big Bass Splash - Content & Game Overview

The game has started

In the slot, we are in the shoes of a bass fisherman who wants to make his own ‘splash’ by landing some high-value bass! However, these fish are a little shy of biting in the base game, and it is more when you’ve hooked a big one, through hitting three scatters, that you can catch a winner in your landing net!

Pragmatic Play has a reputation for highly-polished slot games and Big Bass Splash only enhances that still further. The graphics are well-designed, eye-catching and relevant to the theme. The jaunty musical accompaniment, interspersed with the sound effects when you land two scatters on the reels, is also one that is one that you enjoy rather than endure.

As the game is so simple, the controls are also basic, with options to increase or decrease your bet size and the button to hit to start the reels spinning. You can find out more about the game and its bonuses in the Info section and you can toggle the soundtrack off or on as you see fit.

Big Bass Splash - Game Mechanics

The Big Bass Splash slot is a 5 reel, 3 row slot that has 10 paylines in play throughout the game. These paylines are shown below.

big bass splash game mechanicsBig Bass Splash Game Rules

Big Bass Splash - Base Game Symbols

Base Game Multipliers

Lower Value Symbols 
3 Symbols - 0.2x -  4 Symbols - 1x to 2.5x - 5 Symbols - 5x or 10x

Higher Value Symbols
2 symbols - 0.5x - 3 symbols 1x to 5x - 4 symbols 5x to 20x - 5 symbols 20x to 200x

Big Bass Splash - Higher Value Symbols

Spins Details

Min Bet - £0.10 per spin
Max Bet - £50.00 per spin

Base Game Maximum Win - 200x

*All win amounts shown are based on £0.20 per spin.

Big Bass Splash - Special Symbols

There are three non-standard symbols on the reels, but only one of them has any relevance in the base game, the other two are only relevant or available during the Free Spins bonus round.
Big Bass Splash Scatter
This is the Scatter Symbol
It appears on all Reels

The Scatter symbol is the key to unlocking the Free Spins round. You need to land three, four or five scatters anywhere across the reels on a single spin to unlock 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins respectively.

Base Game Scatter Features

If two Scatters land on the reels, there is a chance to trigger a random feature which can see another Scatter added to the reels. There are two features that can trigger in the base game if two scatters land on the reels.

  1. If both the Scatters can move down one space on the reels (i.e. both are not situated on the bottom row), then a Scatter Respin triggers, where the Scatters move down one row and the other three reels are spun again.
  2. The second feature also can trigger when two Scatters are on the reel when a hook will appear from the top of the screen and pull a third Scatter onto one of the other reels to trigger the Free Spins bonus.

Big Bass Splash - Bonus Features

The main feature, and the best way to win a better value cash amount, on the Big Bass Splash slot is through its bonus feature. This is a Free Spins round, but with a few additional extras added on to make it all the more worthwhile to trigger!

You trigger the Free Spins bonus by landing three, four or five Scatter symbols on the reels in the base game.

  • 3 Scatters - 10 Free Spins
  • 4 Scatters - 15 Free Spins
  • 5 Scatters - 20 Free Spins

Once unlocked, the first of the extras in the Free Spins round will kick into action.

Free Spins Round Bonuses 1 - Modifiers

Before your Free Spins start, the game will award you between zero and five modifiers. These modifiers apply to all your Free Spins in the bonus round and the number and type of modifiers is randomly selected each time the bonus round is triggered.

Available modifiers include:

  • MORE FISH - More Fish Symbols (with the cash amounts on them) appear on the reels during Free Spins.
  • MORE FISHERMAN - More of the Fisherman Wild symbols appear on the reels during Free Spins.
  • MORE DYNAMITES, HOOKS AND BAZOOKAS - During Free Spins the chance to hit either of the Dynamite, Hooks or Bazooka features is increased.
  • START FROM LEVEL 2 - Your Free Spins start from Round 2 in the feature.
  • +2 SPINS - You receive an additional 2 Free Spins at the beginning of the Round, plus if you retrigger Free Spins, you received an additional 2 Free Spins on every Retrigger.

Alongside the modifiers, there are other additional bonus features in play during Free Spins.

Free Spins Round Bonuses 2 - Fisherman Wild Symbol

Fisherman wild
This is the WILD Symbol. It appears on all reels during the FREE SPINS round. Substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER.

In Free Spins, the Fisherman Wild symbol is added to the reels and can appear on any reel in any position. It serves as a standard Wild initially, substituting for any of the lower or higher value symbols on the reels (but not the Scatter). 

However, every Fisherman Wild landed will also collect the money values shown on any of the Fish symbols on the reels for that spin. This is in addition to any wins the symbol may trigger as a standard Wild.

In addition, for every fourth Fisherman Wild symbol you land on the reels, you will receive a retrigger of 10 Free Spins and the multiplier for the Fish Money bonus increases to 2x for Level 2, 3x for Level 3 and then 10x for Level 4. 

Up to three re-triggers in every Free Spins round are possible and if Level 4 is reached then you cannot trigger any more Free Spins.

Free Spins Round Bonuses 3 - Dynamite, Hooks & Bazooka Features

These three features can trigger when certain results appear on the reels, namely if there are Fish Symbols on the reels but no Fisherman Wild, then the Hooks bonus may trigger at random.

Conversely, if there are Fisherman Wilds on the reels, but no Fish Symbols, then the Dynamite or Bazooka bonuses can trigger. 

All of these bonuses are randomly triggered during free spins when the criteria above is met. 

  • Hook Bonus - At the end of a Free Spin, the Hook will appear and drag a reel until a Fisherman Wild symbol is on screen, allowing the cash amounts shown in the Fish Symbols to be collected.
  • Dynamite Bonus - On a free spin where a Fisherman Wild is landed but no Fish Symbols are on the reels, the Dynamite Bonus can trigger a respin which will see the Fish Symbols appear in random positions on the reels.
  • Bazooka Bonus - Similarly when you land a Fisherman Wild on screen, but no Fish Symbols, the Bazooka bonus animation appears which will change every symbol on the screen apart from the Fisherman Wild.

The maximum win on the Free Spins round is 5,000x and if this is achieved then the bonus round stops and the base game restarts.

Big Bass Splash on Mobile

Big Bass Splash is compatible with mobile devices and can easily be played from within the bet365 Casino app or mobile-compatible site.

This slot has no mobile-specific features, but playing the game, even on smaller screen devices, was as easy as playing on a desktop or laptop.

Big Bass Splash - Player Experience

What did our review show?

Our review found that Big Bass Splash delivers what it promises, a highly volatile slot that needs to be played patiently to earn any potential rewards. It can be a culture shock for players more used to lower volatile games, but it has oodles of appeal as a game, which is enhanced by the potential rewards on offer in the bonus rounds.

How entertaining was it to play?

Admittedly, the lack of wins in the base game was a bit jarring at times, but it is easy to see why many customers come back to the game. The gameplay is great fun, the presentation excellent and the promise of the bonuses in Free Spins makes the base game all that more exciting to play.

Was it easy to follow?

Yes, the base game is very easy to follow for players of all experiences. 

How easy is it to trigger the bonus features?

Difficult. We failed to trigger it once during our 100 spins playthrough. On a subsequent playthrough, I played through another 50+ spins (at £0.10 per spin) and still failed to trigger the free spins bonus round. Like we said, patience is required!

Who is the target player?

The target player is any customer that enjoys the challenge of high volatility slots. They don’t need to be particularly experienced to enjoy the game - it is easy to follow, but patience and a good sized bankroll is required to enjoy the best of it.

Does the slot have long-term appeal?

Yes. The fact that the Big Bass Splash slot is so difficult to master and requires patience means it has excellent long-term appeal to players.

Special Mention - Game History feature

An outstanding feature is the Game History option, which records every spin of the slot you play, and its outcome. You can then review this data afterwards at your leisure.

This is a massively useful tool for serious slot gamers who like to review their play on a slot game.
Big Bass Splash Game History

bet365 Big Bass Splash - Our Top Three Tips

Having played through the game ourselves and got a good grasp of its mechanics and how it tends to pay out players. We have come up with these three tips to get the most from the Big Bass Splash slot.

  1. Prioritise more spins than having a higher value amount per spin. In our review, we played 100 spins at £0.20 per spin. On reflection, with the knowledge we have now, we’d have been better playing 200 spins at £0.10 per spin to offer us more chances of triggering the Free Spins bonus.
  2. Expect to lose money in the base game. The base game is deliberately high volatility. It’s something you have to play through in order to trigger the Free Spins bonus. Don’t expect to make money in the base game alone. The chance to win big comes in Free Spins.

Set a Budget for each session and stick to it. Our budget was £20 at £0.20 per spin. It’s tempting to think that you are close to a free spins trigger, especially when you land a few of the two-scatter spins. However, stay playing responsibly and stick to your budget and once it is spent, regardless of whether you made a profit or not, quit playing and come back another time.

Big Bass Splash - Playthrough Summary

Total Spent £20
Spins Played 100
% of Winning Spins 12%
Base Game Winnings £5.08
Bonus Game Triggers 0
Bonus Game Winnings £0
Total Winnings £5.08
Our Session RTP % (v Actual RTP) 25.40% v (96.71%)
Profit/Loss -£14.92 loss
BCP Rating

Big Bass Splash is a great example of a high-volatility slot, which has its major rewards in the bonus game. You need to be patient to get the very best from the slot, but it is easy to see why it is so appealing to those that prefer these higher-volatility slots!

If you would like to try out Big Bass Splash, you can play it right now at bet365 Casino!

*Please note that the findings from our preview of playing the game for real money is not an indicator of future game performance. It is simply my experience of playing the game. It is not an indication that the stated RTP or Volatility of the slot is incorrect. Your gameplay will likely vary significantly from what we experienced in the video!

Big Bass Splash - FAQs

Where can I play the Big Bass Splash slot?

If you would like to try the Big Bass Splash slot then you can play it now at bet365 Casino. It is one of the most popular slot games on the site.

How are bigger value wins achieved on the Big Bass Splash slot?

While you can win up to 200x your stake in the base game, the bigger value and more consistently higher wins can be found once you trigger the Free Spins bonus from the base game. Up to 5,000x your stake can be won in the Free Spins round and wins are far easier to trigger than in the base game.

Is Big Bass Splash legit?

Developed by Pragmatic Play and released in 2022, Big Bass Splash is the fifth slot in the Big Bass series and is most definitely a legit slot. It is one of the most popular higher-volatility games available today.

Is Big Bass Splash compatible with mobile devices?

Yes, we tested whether we could access the Big Bass Splash slot on our mobile devices and found that it is easy to play on a mobile or tablet on Android or iOS devices.

Does Big Bass Splash have a free spins bonus round?

Yes. The Big Bass Splash free spins round is triggered when you land three Scatter symbols on the reels in the base game. During the bonus round the Wild Symbol is active on the reels and other bonus features can also be triggered, including additional free spins.

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