Big Bass Splash at Betwarts Casino: what you're playing
Pragmatic Play's fishing-themed slot uses Free Spins where wild symbols collect cash values. This game has 96.71% RTP and high volatility: wins come less often and can be much bigger.
Big Bass Splash catches wild multipliers
How the fishing theme works. Big Bass Splash is a fishing-themed slot by Pragmatic Play released in 2022, played across 5 reels and 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines. The Fisherman wild symbol collects money values from fish symbols during the bonus round, where retriggers raise your multiplier level up to x10. With high volatility, wins come less often but can be much bigger. You can start from NZ$0.10 per spin.
Is this high-volatility slot for you? You'll enjoy Big Bass Splash if you're drawn to high-volatility games where bonus features matter more than base-game flow. The Free Spins round is where the action concentrates: that's where multipliers and wild collections happen. If you prefer steady wins during regular play, or smaller stakes feel uncomfortable with big swings, a medium-volatility slot may suit you better.
What happens inside Free Spins? Free Spins reshape every round. Once triggered, the Fisherman wild lands on all reels and collects random money values from fish symbols. Every fourth wild collected adds 10 more spins and raises your multiplier level. Random events during the bonus—dynamite, hooks, bazookas—alter reel content to keep wilds and fish in play, maximising your collection window.
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NZ$1 250 000
How to play a round of Big Bass Splash
Read this before your first spin to see how a round of Big Bass Splash moves from bet to finish.
Land three Scatters, then watch Wilds collect and multiply
Collecting Wilds and retriggering spins. Wild Fisherman symbols land on all reels and collect random money values shown on fish symbols, ranging from 2x to 5000x your total bet. Every fourth Wild collected adds 10 more Free Spins and increases your collection multiplier: level 2 gives x2, level 3 gives x3, and level 4 gives x10 multiplier, with level 4 as the maximum.
How does the base game lead to Free Spins? Five reels by three rows with 10 fixed paylines, where wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel. When exactly two Scatters land, a random respin event happens: the scatter reels move one position down while others respin, or a hook pulls a reel up to reveal another Scatter.
From Splash to Trophy Catch: other Big Bass games
These games range from 96.50% to 96.52% RTP and maximum wins between x5,000 and x25,000, each released between 2025 and 2026.
Big Bass Blast
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What you get from each way to play
You'll know whether to demo first or jump straight into playing for real cash.
What does 96.71% RTP mean in money terms?
RTP is the average return over many thousands of spins. The 96.71% figure shown here applies when you play the standard game or when you buy Free Spins. Individual sessions vary widely.
RTP 96.71% · Standard game and Buy Free Spins
What nobody can know about Big Bass Splash in advance
When Free Spins begin. The bonus round may take many spins to arrive, or appear within your first few rounds. No player can predict when Free Spins will start, because that moment depends on the random landing of Scatter symbols.
Big Bass Splash's RTP is long-term only. Big Bass Splash holds an RTP of 96.71%, but that figure describes thousands of spins across all players. Your own session result is entirely random and may differ widely from that long-term average, up or down.
Maximum wins stay rare. The maximum win of NZ$1,250,000 stands as the highest possible payout, but reaching it requires both extreme luck and the maximum bet of NZ$250. Most sessions end far below that ceiling.
How to buy Free Spins
You can buy into Free Spins at NZ$200 when you're betting NZ$2 per spin, skipping the base game and jumping straight to the bonus round where Wilds collect money values.
What do players ask about Big Bass Splash?
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Budget, limits, and walking away
How much should I spend? Choose how much you can spend on this session and stick to it. Big Bass Splash can be played from NZ$0.10 a spin, but set a total budget that feels right for your wallet before you start.
When should I stop spinning? Decide before you spin when you will stop playing, even if you are winning. Walk away at that point instead of chasing bigger wins or trying to recover a loss.
What stops me from overspending? Use your account's deposit limits and loss limits to enforce your boundaries. These tools stop you from spending more than you have planned, no matter how the reels fall.
Getting help is easy. If the game stops feeling like entertainment, take a break or use self-exclusion. Betwarts Casino supports the Gambling Helpline New Zealand, The Problem Gambling Foundation, and the Multi-Venue Exclusion Programme.