Play Big Bass 3 Little Fish – Big Bass Jackpot Bonanza

Apparently three little fish are enough to justify another trip back to the lake. Big Bass 3 Little Fish – Big Bass Jackpot Bonanza from Pragmatic Play returns to the familiar fishing setup, this time with cash-carrying fish, Fisherman Wild collections, retriggering bonus rounds, fish-based modifiers and a progressive jackpot element. The structure will look very familiar to anyone who has met this fisherman before, but the extra modifier system gives the bonus game more to do than simply wait for another beard to land. 

At this point, the Big Bass family could probably assemble its fishing gear with the lights off. Big Bass 3 Little Fish – Big Bass Jackpot Bonanza sticks with the cartoon lake setting that has become instantly recognisable among online slots, filling the reels with fishing rods, floats, tackle boxes, colourful fish and the relentlessly cheerful fisherman. The colours are bright, the symbols are chunky, and nothing gets lost against the watery green background. 

Fish arrive carrying cash values, the fisherman collects them when his Wild lands, while hooks and a rather less subtle bazooka can introduce additional symbols. It's familiar Big Bass territory, but the animated modifiers stop the bonus sequence from feeling entirely copy-and-pasted from the last fishing trip. 

Regular symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels, beginning with the leftmost reel. The following values are shown as multiples of the total stake. 

• Fisherman Wild: The Fisherman Wild appears on all reels during Free Spins, substitutes for every regular paying symbol, and collects the values carried by Money Fish currently in view. It doesn't replace Scatter or Money symbols. 
• Scatter: The Scatter can appear on all reels and can trigger the Free Spins feature when at least three land in the base game. 
• Money Fish: Money Fish can carry values of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 500x, 1,666x, 2,500x or 5,000x the total stake. Their values can be collected by Fisherman Wilds during Free Spins. 

Free Spins 

Landing 3, 4 or 5 Scatter symbols can start 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins respectively. There's another route into the feature as well. Whenever exactly two Scatters land in the base game, they're collected by one of the three coloured fish displayed beside the reels, and that collection has a random chance of activating 10, 15 or 20 spins depending on the fish involved. 

During the feature, special reel strips are used and the Fisherman Wild becomes central to the cash-collection mechanics. 

Fisherman Wild Collections 

Whenever a Fisherman Wild appears during Free Spins, it collects the values of every Money Fish currently visible. Fisherman Wilds are also tracked throughout the round, meaning each appearance contributes towards the retrigger system rather than disappearing from the feature's bookkeeping as soon as the spin ends. 

Random animations can add to these collections. Money Fish may be placed onto the grid after a Fisherman Wild lands, while another animation can add Money Fish when Wilds are present but no fish values have appeared. Hooks can also bring additional Wilds or Money Fish onto the screen after a spin. 

Retriggers and Collection Multipliers 

Every fourth Fisherman Wild collected can retrigger the feature with another 10 spins. The first retrigger applies a 2x multiplier to subsequent Money Fish collections, the second raises that multiplier to 3x, and the third increases it to 10x. 

The additional spins are played after the existing batch has finished. Once the third retrigger has been reached, no further retrigger can occur. 

Fish Modifiers 

Scatter symbols landing during Free Spins are collected by the red, blue or yellow fish beside the reels. A collection can randomly activate the modifier linked to that fish for the remainder of the round and can also add between 1 and 5 additional spins. 

The x2 All Wins modifier doubles qualifying combinations and also doubles Fisherman Wild Money collections. More Fish adds more Money Fish to the reel strips, while More Men adds more Fisherman Wilds. These changes remain active through the rest of the current feature once triggered. 

Jackpot Bonanza 

The Jackpot Bonanza component introduces four progressive prizes: Minor, Major, Mega and Grand. When the jackpot sequence activates, a pick-style screen presents hidden jackpot results. Revealing three matching jackpot names determines which progressive prize can be awarded. 

Big Bass 3 Little Fish – Big Bass Jackpot Bonanza uses a 5x3 layout with 10 fixed paylines. Regular combinations are formed by matching symbols on consecutive reels from left to right, beginning with reel one. 

The main game keeps the familiar Big Bass structure relatively straightforward, while Free Spins shift the focus towards Money Fish and Fisherman Wild collections. Money values can build into larger potential collections when several fish are visible together, and the retrigger system gradually changes the collection multiplier. Fish modifiers can then alter the reel strips by adding more Fisherman Wilds or Money Fish, so later stages of the round can look noticeably busier than the opening spins.

The Big Bass series is no stranger in online casinos. To prove it, here are just three more you can find in the slots lobby: 

• Big Bass Bonanza: The original fishing trip established the cartoon angler, cash-carrying fish and lakeside setting that became the basis for the wider series. 
• Bigger Bass Bonanza: Another fishing-themed instalment that keeps the fisherman front and centre while expanding the familiar underwater cash-prize setup. 
• Big Bass Splash: A brighter variation on the same aquatic theme, once again combining colourful fish, fishing equipment and the series' permanently enthusiastic angler. 

At some point, the Big Bass family tree is going to need its own genealogy chart. Big Bass 3 Little Fish – Big Bass Jackpot Bonanza doesn't make much effort to disguise where it came from, and visually there are very few surprises. Fish have cash values, the fisherman collects them, and everyone involved appears delighted to still be at the same lake. 

The bonus round is where this version earns a little more individuality. We like the way Fisherman Wild collections feed into increasingly stronger retrigger multipliers, while More Fish and More Men can noticeably change the reel composition as the round develops. The progressive jackpot component adds another route to a potential prize without replacing the familiar mechanics. It's still unmistakably Big Bass, perhaps almost aggressively so, but the modifiers give this particular expedition more movement than a simple reskin.