Casinos can run a 95.67% or 94.60% version of this game; the paytable inside the game shows which one you are on.
WHAT IT IS
Big Bass Splash in short
Big Bass Splash is the June 2022 entry in Pragmatic Play's fishing series and the first one most people would call an upgrade rather than a reskin. Same 5 reel, 10 line lake, same money fish and fisherman wild, but the cap goes from 2,100x to 5,000x, wins pay both ways, a bonus buy is added, and the free spins come with modifiers and a set of dynamite and bazooka animations that catch fish without the fisherman. The default RTP stays at 96.71%.
Canadians search for it because it is on nearly every free spins offer, because the RTP is one of the highest in the Pragmatic lobby, and because the fishing games are the ones people keep coming back to on a phone. The volatility is rated high, a step up from the original.
HOW IT PLAYS
Base game and symbols
Ten fixed lines on a 5 by 3 grid, and wins now pay from the right as well as the left. Three of a kind pays. The fisherman is the wild, the high symbols are tackle and the low ones are card values. Base-game line wins are small and frequent, and a full line of fishermen is the base-game ceiling.
Money fish land with a cash value printed on them and pay only when a fisherman wild is on the same spin. In the base game that is a small extra. The dynamite, hook and bazooka features are new: at random, a hook can drag a fisherman onto the reels, and dynamite or a bazooka can collect the fish values with no wild in view. They fire more often inside the feature than outside it.
Two scatters can trigger a respin where the scatters drop down a row and you get one more chance at the third. Pace is a little slower than the original because of the animations. Most casino bonuses cap the stake at about C$5 to C$7 a spin and exclude the 100x bonus buy, which is what the buy costs at the standard rate. On a free spins offer the buy is irrelevant and the game is one of the better ones to be given.
Features
Free spins: 3, 4 or 5 scatters give 10, 15 or 20 spins; 2 scatters can trigger a respin
Fisherman wild collects every money fish on screen
Every 4 wilds collected add spins and raise the multiplier: 2x, 3x, then 10x
Dynamite, hooks and bazookas catch fish when no wild is in view
Free spins modifiers picked at the start of the round
Bonus buy at 100x stake
THE FEATURE
Bonus round
Three, four or five scatters give 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Before the round starts you get a modifier: two extra spins on the start and on every retrigger, or more dynamite, hooks and bazookas for the round. Inside, the fisherman collects every money fish on screen and goes on a meter. Every four fishermen add 10 or 12 spins and raise the multiplier on fish values: 2x, then 3x, then 10x at level four. The 10x level with a screen of big fish is where the 5,000x comes from.
A dead bonus is 10 spins with two small fish, one fisherman, and no second fisherman to push the meter. It pays a few bets. The both-ways lines mean the dead rounds are a touch less dead than in the original, but not by much.
OUR TAKE
Should you play Big Bass Splash?
Play it if you liked Big Bass Bonanza and want a higher cap, a buy option and a bit more happening in the feature. It is the fishing game to take on a free spins offer and a reasonable one for clearing wagering, given the RTP. Skip it if you want the calmer original; the volatility went up and the dead rounds are longer. Big Bass Bonanza is the gentler version, and Wolf Gold is the other steady Pragmatic line slot for a small balance.
WHERE TO PLAY
Big Bass Splash at Canadian casinos
Sites on our list that carry Pragmatic Play games.
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These casinos named Pragmatic Play on their provider list or in their lobby when we checked, so Big Bass Splash should be in the search box. Lobbies change; type the name before you deposit. Rank is our overall ranking.
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01Is Big Bass Splash better than Big Bass Bonanza?
It has the same 96.71% default RTP, a higher cap at 5,000x versus 2,100x, both-ways pays, a bonus buy and free spins modifiers. It is also rated high volatility rather than medium-high, so the swings are bigger. If you want a long cheap session, the original is kinder.
02Can I play Big Bass Splash with a casino bonus in Canada?
Yes, and it is one of the common games on free spins offers. The usual rules apply: stake capped at about C$5 to C$7 a spin and the 100x bonus buy excluded while bonus money is active. Check the paytable shows 96.71% and not one of the lower builds before you start.
03Which free spins modifier should I pick?
Extra spins is the safe choice: two more at the start and two more on every retrigger. More dynamite, hooks and bazookas pays off when the fisherman is slow to land, because those features collect fish without him. Both are built to return about the same, so it is a matter of taste.
RTP, max win and release date checked against gambling.com, olbg.com in October 2026. Casinos can run a different RTP build; the game's own info page shows the one you are on.
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