At some point, the Big Bass fisherman was bound to discover electricity. Big Bass Blast by Reel Kingdom brings the familiar fishing setup to Heart Bingo, only now the lake has a charged up look, Money symbols and a Fisherman Wild that can land with extra multipliers.
This is still recognisably part of the Big Bass family. The 5x3 grid, 10 paylines and bonus spin collection trail remain in place, but the base game gets more attention this time thanks to Wild collections and multiplier values.
Big Bass Blast keeps the series’ fishing identity, with colourful bait, rods, dragonflies and tackle symbols filling the reels. The twist is the electric styling around the grid, where bolts and glowing effects give the usual lake trip a slightly chaotic power station feel. Nobody has explained why the fish are now involved with electricity, which may be for the best.
The Fisherman Wild appears in the same cheerful style as other Big Bass titles, while Money symbols show fish with visible values. The Scatter is a jumping fish, and it stands out clearly against the darker, high energy reel background. The presentation is familiar enough for returning players, but the added sparks help the game look a little less like another straight copy from the tackle box.
The lower symbols are 10, J, Q, K and A. The higher symbols include bait, a dragonfly, a fishing lure and a chest style prize symbol.
The Fisherman Wild is the main symbol in Big Bass Blast. As a Wild, it helps complete regular line wins. As a collector, it gathers all visible Money symbols whenever it lands.
The key change is that collection can happen in the base game, not only during the bonus round. A Fisherman Wild on reel 1 or reel 5 can therefore collect fish values immediately, which gives normal spins more purpose than in several older Big Bass games.
During base game spins, the Fisherman Wild can appear with a 2x, 3x or 10x multiplier. When that Wild collects Money symbols, the multiplier applies to the total collected amount.
If more than one multiplier Wild is involved in the same collection, the multipliers are added together before applying to the Money values. This is where Big Bass Blast feels most different from the older format, because the base game can produce stronger moments without waiting for Scatters.
Three Scatters trigger five bonus spins, four Scatters trigger seven and five Scatters trigger nine. That’s a smaller starting count than some other Big Bass titles, so the feature puts more pressure on collected Fishermen.
During the round, Fisherman Wilds collect all visible Money symbols. Each Fisherman that lands is also added to a trail above the reels. Every seventh collected Fisherman retriggers the feature and awards five extra bonus spins.
At seven collected Fishermen, the feature adds five spins and applies a 2x multiplier to collected Money symbols. At fourteen, another five spins are added and the multiplier rises to 3x. At twenty one, five more spins are added and the multiplier reaches 10x. After the third upgrade, the feature can’t retrigger again.
During bonus spins, several random helper effects can appear. If a Fisherman Wild lands without Money symbols, the game can add a random number of Money symbols before the collection resolves.
If Money symbols land without a Fisherman Wild, a hook animation can bring a Fisherman Wild onto the reels. Another random effect can change all visible symbols except Fisherman Wilds into other symbols, potentially setting up a stronger collection.
These helpers can also appear in the base game, giving the collection mechanic more chances to activate. Among online casinos, Big Bass games are everywhere now, but this extra base game activity makes this version feel less dependent on waiting for the bonus.
Big Bass Blast uses five reels, three rows and 10 paylines. Regular wins form from left to right, beginning on the first reel, when matching symbols land on adjacent reels across an active line.
The Fisherman Wild substitutes for regular paying symbols but not Scatters. Money symbols don’t behave like ordinary paytable symbols, since their main role is to be collected by Fisherman Wilds.
The structure stays simple. There are no Megaways reels, cluster wins or expanding grids. Instead, the game shifts more weight into the interaction between Fisherman Wilds, Money symbols and multipliers.
These three games share fishing themes, Fisherman collectors or visible Money symbol mechanics.
Big Bass Blast makes one useful adjustment to a formula we’ve seen many, many times. Moving more collection power into the base game helps ordinary spins feel less like the queue before the actual event. The Fisherman Wild multiplier is the best part, especially when a decent group of Money symbols lands before the collection hits.
The bonus spins feel slightly dialled back by comparison. Fewer starting spins and a slower trail mean the feature has to work harder before it reaches the familiar upgrade stages. That trade off makes sense mechanically, but it may disappoint players who mainly come to Big Bass for the bonus round.
As far as online slots in this series go, Big Bass Blast isn’t the freshest catch in the lake. Still, the electric base game twist gives it enough of a charge to separate it from the most routine sequels.