Pragmatic Play's 5x4 fishing slot pays through collected fish money and free spins that add a multiplier, carrying 96.50% RTP and high volatility.

From Plain Spins to Collected Money. Ocean fishing is the setting: a 5x4 grid of 20 positions paying on 12 fixed lines, dealt left to right. From the first spin, fish symbols carry random MONEY values, and the fisherman WILD gathers them. Three or more SCATTER open the free spins, where that collecting continues under rising multipliers. Released in February 2025, the game is classed as high volatility and built by the Reel Kingdom studio for Pragmatic Play.
Is the Volatility a Fit for You? High volatility suits players who treat a session as a longer run of spins rather than a quick hit: wins land less often, and the collecting mechanic can stay quiet for stretches. Bets run from £0.10 to £5, so low stakes are possible while the top cap of £5 keeps each spin modest. Anyone wanting steady small returns or chasing rapid results should look elsewhere in the lobby.
The Running Fish Total. Where many reels simply add a wild, this one turns the board into a running total. Fish MONEY values sit on screen each spin, a WILD sweeps them, and inside free spins every fourth fisherman advances the multiplier through four stages up to 10x. Between zero and five modifiers can be drawn before the round, so no two bonus entries open the same way.
Learn moreThis table settles what each published figure of the slot tells you about a stake.
Removes the worry that a first round hides rules you were never told.
Below this note sits the full picture of this slot, every screen of it, the bonus round included: Bigger Bass Splash screens (Returnly)
Below are real money returns at the example bet of £1, and higher symbols multiply that figure further.
Watch the Spins Counter Climb. Triggered by 3+ SCATTER: 3=10 spins, 4=15 spins, 5=20 spins. WILD (fisherman) collects all MONEY values from fish symbols on screen when it lands. Every 4th WILD collected retriggers +10 spins and advances multiplier (1x→2x→3x→10x). 0–5 pre-round modifiers randomly selected.
Before the Bonus, Random Values. 5 reels x 4 rows, 12 fixed paylines, left-to-right. Fish symbols carry random MONEY values each spin.
Gathered Values, Then Multiplied. During Free Spins each landing WILD collects all MONEY symbol values visible on screen. Collected values accumulate through the entire FS round and are multiplied by current level multiplier (1x/2x/3x/10x). Dynamite/hook/wipeout random events ensure fish and fisherman co-appear on screen.
The highest bet allowed here is £5, and at that stake the maximum win is £25 000.
Autoplay is not offered on this market, so every round here starts with your own click.
Versions split into near-identical RTPs, from 96.50 to 96.52 percent, while the maximum win sits at 5,000x except for one at 25,000x.
It answers the worry that a first spin costs money before the rules are clear.
A 96.5 percent RTP is a long-run average, not a promise for one session; the game rules show which version you are playing.
How Often Do Scatters Land? Three scatters open ten spins, and reaches of four or five add more, but the game gives no frequency for them. Any expectation of a bonus every so many spins is guesswork.
Treat the Return as an Average. A 96.5% return is an average measured over a very long run of spins. Your own session may end well above or well below that figure, and no pattern on screen predicts the next spin.
Bigger Bass Splash Rules Decide. Pragmatic Play issues more than one configuration of return, and the version a casino runs is stated only in that game's own rules screen. Check the rules where you play, not a general review.
Bigger Bass Splash Ceiling. The 5,000 times bet ceiling equals £10,000 at a £2 stake, but it is a top limit set by the design. Reaching it asks for a full round of collected fish and rising multipliers.
Six short answers later, the cap, the return, the stakes and the trigger will be clear.
Decide Your Sum Now. Fix a sum you can lose without consequence before the first spin on Bigger Bass Splash, and treat it as the whole session. Stakes from £0.10 to £5 stretch that sum very differently.
Write the Exit Before the Entry. Name the figure at which you walk away, whether that comes after a string of losses or straight after a win. A rising fish total will not tell you when to leave.
Bigger Bass Splash Within Limits. Deposit and loss limits in your Fortunica Casino account cap the session before it starts, so the decision is made once rather than spin by spin.
Close the Session Early. Step away for a break when the reels stop being entertainment, or close the account for good with self-exclusion from the account settings. Support is available at any hour if the decision feels heavy.
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