What is the RTP of Big Bass Splash?

The rules list a theoretical RTP of 96.71%, and the same 96.71% when you use Buy Free Spins.

What is the maximum win in Big Bass Splash?

5,000x the bet. If a free spins round reaches 5,000x it ends immediately and any remaining spins are lost. The game config gives the odds of the max win as 1 in 3,086,876.

How do you trigger free spins in Big Bass Splash?

Land 3, 4 or 5 scatters for 10, 15 or 20 free spins. With only 2 scatters, a random respin or hook feature can sometimes add the third.

What are the free spins modifiers?

Before each round 0 to 5 are picked at random: More Fish, More Fisherman, More Dynamites, Hooks and Bazookas, Start From Level 2, and +2 Spins.

How much does the bonus buy cost?

100x the total bet, for example $200 at a $2 bet. On the buy spin 3, 4 or 5 scatters can land.

What do the levels do in the free spins?

Every 4th fisherman wild collected retriggers 10 more spins and raises the money collection multiplier to 2x, 3x and then 10x. After level four there are no more retriggers.

Big Bass Splash Guide: Rules, Money Fish, Fisherman Wilds and Free Spins Modifiers

By the CasinoDemo editorial team · Updated 2026-11-09 · How we review

Big Bass Splash is the Reel Kingdom fishing slot from Pragmatic Play's catalogue that adds a modifier layer to the familiar Big Bass formula. Before every free spins round the game can hand you up to five boosts, from extra fish on the reels to a head start on the multiplier trail.

We read all seven rules pages in the demo, checked the game config and bought the free spins once. Everything below comes from those sources, and the demo numbers are from a single round, not an average.

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Big Bass Splash at a glance

Provider: Pragmatic Play
RTP: 96.71%
Demo: Free, no sign-up

How Big Bass Splash works

The game runs on 5 reels and 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines. Wins pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, only the highest win is paid per line, and wins on several lines are added together.

The top symbol is the monster truck, which pays from just 2 of a kind: 5 pay 200x the total bet, 4 pay 20x, 3 pay 5x and 2 pay 0.5x. The fishing rod pays 100x for five, the dragonfly and the tackle box 50x each, and the fish money symbol 20x. The card royals pay between 0.2x for three and 10x for five (A and K) or 5x for five (Q, J and 10). Those multiples come from the paytable at a $2 bet, where five trucks show $400.

The rules page lists the game as medium volatility. Bets in the demo run from $0.10 to $250 per spin, and it opened at $2 with a $100,000 fun balance.

Big Bass Splash base game with monster truck, fishing rod, dragonfly and royal symbols on a 5x3 grid — The 5x3 base game at a $2 bet

Special symbols: scatter, money fish and fisherman wild

The big bass scatter appears on all reels and is what opens the free spins. It has no line pay of its own in the paytable.

The fish paying symbols double as MONEY symbols. On every spin each fish takes a random value of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 500x, 1,666x, 2,500x or 5,000x the total bet. In the base game those values are just decoration; they can only be won during free spins.

The fisherman is the WILD. He appears only during the free spins round, substitutes for every symbol except the scatter, and collects the value of every money fish on screen when he lands.

Free spins and the scatter helpers

Land 3 or more scatters to trigger the free spins: 3 award 10 spins, 4 award 15 and 5 award 20.

When only 2 scatters land in the base game, a random feature can try to bring in the third. Either the scatters slide one position down while the other reels respin, or a hook pulls one reel up to reveal another scatter. Neither is guaranteed.

During the round every fisherman wild that lands is collected on a trail at the top of the screen. Every 4th wild retriggers the feature for 10 more spins and raises the money collection multiplier: 2x on level two, 3x on level three and 10x on level four. Retriggered spins are played after the current batch ends, and after the fourth level the round cannot be retriggered again. Special reels are used during the feature.

Three random helpers can fire at the end of a free spin. If fishermen are on screen but no fish, dynamite can drop money fish in random spots, or a bazooka can change every symbol except the fishermen. If fish are on screen but no fisherman, a hook can pull a reel up to bring fishermen in.

Big Bass Splash free spins with fish money symbols showing $50, $40 and $20 values — Money fish carry cash values during free spins

The free spins modifiers

This is what sets Splash apart from the original Big Bass Bonanza. Before the round starts, 0 to 5 modifiers are picked at random from this list:

More Fish: extra fish symbols on the reel strips for the round.

More Fisherman: extra wild symbols on the reel strips.

More Dynamites, Hooks and Bazookas: a higher chance for those three end of spin helpers.

Start From Level 2: the round begins on level two of the wild trail, so the collection multiplier starts at 2x.

+2 Spins: the round starts with 2 extra free spins, and every retrigger adds 2 more as well.

The five modifier icons sit down the left side of the screen during the round, so you can see what you are playing with.

Big Bass Splash free spins trigger screen showing 10 free spins and the five modifier icons — The trigger screen with the modifier icons

Buy Free Spins: price and our demo round

The Buy Free Spins button in the top left starts the round straight from the base game for 100x the total bet, so $200 at the default $2 bet. On the triggering spin 3, 4 or 5 scatters can land at random. The rules give the same 96.71% RTP for the buy as for normal play. There is only one buy option and no ante bet in this demo.

We bought it once at $2. The trigger gave 10 free spins. The best moment came late in the round: two fishermen landed with two $4 fish on screen, each wild showed $8 collected, and the spin paid $31.08 including line wins. The round finished at $33.40, about 16.7x the bet, which is well short of the 100x price. That is one round only. A bonus buy can pay far more or less than its cost.

Big Bass Splash Buy Free Spins confirmation window priced at $200 for a $2 bet — The buy costs 100x the bet

Big Bass Splash two fisherman wilds each collecting $8 from fish money symbols for a $31.08 win — Two fishermen collect the fish values

Big Bass Splash free spins end screen showing a total win of $33.40 — Our single bought round paid $33.40

RTP, max win and odds

The theoretical RTP is 96.71%, and the rules show the same 96.71% when using Buy Free Spins. Wins are capped at 5,000x the bet: if a free spins round reaches that figure it ends at once and the remaining spins are forfeited. The game config puts the odds of hitting the max win at 1 in 3,086,876.

Our verdict

Big Bass Splash keeps the simple fish and fisherman loop and makes each bonus feel different thanks to the random modifiers. A round that opens with Start From Level 2 or More Fisherman has a better shot at the 2x, 3x and 10x collection levels, while a round with no modifiers can fizzle, as our 16.7x buy showed. The 96.71% RTP is solid for the series and the buy carries no RTP penalty. Medium volatility on paper, but the bonus decides almost everything, so try the demo before you spend.

How to play Big Bass Splash free in Canada

Press Play demo for free on the game page and the Pragmatic Play demo loads with virtual credits. There is nothing to download, no account to create and no deposit to make, and it works in your browser on desktop and mobile.

Demo credits have no cash value, so you can test bet sizes, trigger the features and learn the paytable without risking anything.

Playing Big Bass Splash for real money in Canada

Real-money online gambling in Canada is regulated province by province. Ontario runs a regulated market where licensed operators are overseen by iGaming Ontario and the AGCO; other provinces offer play through their own provincial sites, such as PlayNow (British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), Loto-Québec, PlayAlberta and ALC in Atlantic Canada.

The legal age is 19 in most provinces and 18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. Only play at sites licensed where you live, set limits before you start, and treat gambling as entertainment, never as a way to make money.

Big Bass Splash FAQ

What is the RTP of Big Bass Splash?: The rules list a theoretical RTP of 96.71%, and the same 96.71% when you use Buy Free Spins.
What is the maximum win in Big Bass Splash?: 5,000x the bet. If a free spins round reaches 5,000x it ends immediately and any remaining spins are lost. The game config gives the odds of the max win as 1 in 3,086,876.
How do you trigger free spins in Big Bass Splash?: Land 3, 4 or 5 scatters for 10, 15 or 20 free spins. With only 2 scatters, a random respin or hook feature can sometimes add the third.
What are the free spins modifiers?: Before each round 0 to 5 are picked at random: More Fish, More Fisherman, More Dynamites, Hooks and Bazookas, Start From Level 2, and +2 Spins.
How much does the bonus buy cost?: 100x the total bet, for example $200 at a $2 bet. On the buy spin 3, 4 or 5 scatters can land.
What do the levels do in the free spins?: Every 4th fisherman wild collected retriggers 10 more spins and raises the money collection multiplier to 2x, 3x and then 10x. After level four there are no more retriggers.