Pragmatic Play · 2025
Big Bass Bonanza 1000 is a fishing-themed 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play with high volatility. Read on for how it pays and what its bonuses cost.
Free demo first. Real play needs a Fairgo account and you must be 18+.
Game details
At Fairgo we show the numbers first, so you can judge the game before you stake.
| What is it | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.51% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x20,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$7,500,000 |
| Release date | 24/04/2025 |
The 5x3 reels play a fishing theme across ten fixed paylines that run from left to right. A win needs only two matching symbols to start, which makes the rules easy to follow from the first spin. Fish high symbols carry random MONEY values that show on the reels, and card symbols A, K, Q, J and 10 fill out the rest of the board.
Three, four or five Scatters start 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins. In that round a WILD Fisherman stands on all five reels, and each WILD that lands collects every MONEY FISH value showing. Every fourth WILD triggers a Wild Tracker milestone of 10 spins and a multiplier that climbs from x2 to x3 to x10. Up to three retriggers add 30 more spins each.
Mid free spins
These screens show how the bonus looks and what a win screen holds.
Know each round
Fairgo Casino explains each round in plain steps, so you know where your money goes.
The reels wait until you pick a bet from A$0.10 up to A$375. Money figures on this page use A$0.20, A$1 and A$5 as examples.
Symbols land on the 5x3 grid, and a win forms when at least two matching symbols line up on one of the 10 fixed paylines, left to right.
Fish high symbols show random MONEY values on the reels. A near-miss of two Scatters can trigger a respin, where Scatters drop one row, or a hook animation.
On the reels, three, four or five Scatters start 10, 15 or 20 free spins on special reels, with WILD Fisherman active on all five.
Each spin on the reels takes your bet, so your total wagered keeps growing. Set a budget before spin one. If play stops feeling fun, call 1800 858 858.
Three modes
Read this before your first spin, or when a Scatter lands and the bonus begins.
3, 4 or 5 Scatters start 10, 15 or 20 free spins on special reels. WILD Fisherman covers all 5 reels and collects all visible MONEY FISH values. Every 4th WILD on the Wild Tracker adds 10 spins with multipliers x2, x3, x10. Max 3 retriggers add 30 more spins.
Scatter landingFree spins
The reels spin 15 times for 450x total bet, with a higher chance of a 1000x MONEY FISH value appearing on the reels. The same WILD Fisherman collection and Wild Tracker retriggers (x2, x3, x10) apply as in regular Free Spins.
Base Game bet1000x MONEY FISH
Symbols land on 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines, read left to right. WILD never appears here. Fish high symbols carry random MONEY values. A near-miss with two Scatters randomly triggers a respin, where Scatters drop one row, or a hook animation for a chance at a third Scatter.
Game lobbyPaying lines
The bonus buy costs 100 times the bet, so at the top example bet of A$5 the BUY FREE SPINS price is A$500.
| Bonus route | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| BUY FREE SPINS | x100 · A$500 | – |
| BUY SUPER FREE SPINS | x450 · A$2,250 | – |
RTP means return to player. For every A$100 staked, the game pays back A$96.51 over a very long run, on average. The version run here is shown in the game rules.
| RTP Setting | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.51% | Included |
Learn before you stake
Here is what the demo offers, and what the real game needs from you.
The demo runs the same reels with no money at stake, so it pays nothing. The real game needs a Fairgo Casino account and players aged 18+.
Play for moneyEvery spin on the reels is a fresh random draw, and nothing on the screen shows when the bonus round will come. How often it comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random too, whatever the RTP. Two sessions with the same bet can end far apart, and the RTP describes only the long run.
Each spin on the reels returns a share of the bets set by the RTP version in play, and only the game rules say which version that is. Open the game rules in the lobby to find the version listed for this slot. Nothing on the reels themselves names the version.
Across the reels, the top prize is capped at a fixed multiple of the bet, and that ceiling is reached very rarely. The ceiling is a limit on the payout, so it does not show what a single session will return. Read the figure as a maximum, never as an expected result.
Browsing the lobby
Useful when you have seen how this one plays and want a different reel game next.
Players must be 18+. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 for support, or self-exclude through BetStop.
Decide how much you can lose on this slot and set that sum before the first spin. Stop when it is spent and do not chase losses.
Decide your stopping point before you play, and keep it after a win as well as a loss. A win does not change that point.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before you open the game. Limits set in advance keep play within your plan.
If the game stops feeling like fun, take a break from the reels. Stepping away is always your choice.
Big Bass Bonanza 1000
Short answers on how this slot differs, its maximum win, free spins and bonus buy.
Spins on the 5x3 grid of Big Bass Bonanza 1000 return 96.51 over the long run, with a maximum win of x20,000. Big Bass Splash 1000 returns 96.52 and can pay up to 25000x. The other four titles in the series cap at 5000x.
A round on Big Bass Bonanza 1000 can pay up to 20,000 times the bet, or A$100,000 at the A$5 bet. The highest bet of A$375 gives a maximum of A$7,500,000. Whether a round reaches that win is random, and nobody can know in advance.
Three, four or five Scatter symbols on the reels start the free spins, which give 10, 15 or 20 spins. Landing more Scatters gives more spins.
BUY FREE SPINS costs 100 times the total bet, which is A$500 at the A$5 bet. BUY SUPER FREE SPINS costs 450 times the bet and gives 15 spins with a higher chance of a 1000x MONEY FISH value appearing.
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