Bigger Bass Blizzard Pros & Cons
Bigger Bass Blizzard delivers classic Aristocrat action with a proven track record. The choice-based free spins and stacked symbols create a good variety, but the RTP and max win won't impress everyone.
- Cash prize fish symbols collected by the fisherman wild during free spins
- Multiplier trail increases with each collected fish — up to 10x+
- 96.08% RTP — solid for a very-high-volatility title
- Up to 20 free spins with retriggering potential
- 5×4 grid with 12 paylines offers more symbol positions than standard Big Bass
- Christmas aesthetic is genuinely charming — Reel Kingdom's best winter art
- 4,000x max win is the lowest in the Big Bass franchise
- Very high volatility — base game is very quiet between features
- 12 paylines on a 5×4 grid is sparse — many reels not contributing
- The "seasonal" branding makes it feel less evergreen than core series titles
What Players Are Saying About Bigger Bass Blizzard
Bigger Bass Blizzard — Christmas Catch launched November 2022 as Reel Kingdom's seasonal entry in Pragmatic Play's hugely successful Big Bass Bonanza franchise. It takes the core formula — fish symbols carrying cash prizes, a fisherman wild who collects them during free spins, and a multiplier system that escalates with each collection — and wraps it in a winter wonderland setting with ice fishing, snowflakes, reindeer symbols, and a beautifully rendered frozen lake backdrop.
The 5×4 grid (larger than the standard Big Bass 5×3) gives more real estate for cash fish symbols to land, and the multiplier trail mechanic is more developed than in earlier franchise titles. Each cash fish the fisherman wild collects advances a visible trail multiplier — early collections apply 1x–2x, but sustained collection across a long free spins session can push multipliers to 10x or beyond. This makes the feature feel genuinely progressive rather than a flat collection exercise.
| DEVELOPER | Reel Kingdom / Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| THEME | Christmas / Ice Fishing / Winter |
| GRID SIZE | 5 Reels, 4 Rows |
| PAYLINES | 12 Fixed Paylines |
| RTP | 96.08% (lower options at 95.07% and 94.07%) |
| MAX WIN | 4,000x your total bet |
| VOLATILITY | Very High |
| MIN/MAX BET | €0.12 / €60 per spin (up to €360 with Ante Bet) |
| BONUS BUY | YES |
| RELEASE DATE | November 28, 2022 |
Symbol Values and Paytable
| SYMBOL | 3 ON A PAYLINE | 4 ON A PAYLINE | 5 ON A PAYLINE |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fisherman (Wild)
|
- | - | Collects cash fish during free spins |
|
Bass Fish (Premium 1)
|
3x bet | 15x bet | |
|
Reindeer (Premium 2)
|
2.5x bet | 12x bet | |
|
Christmas Hat (Premium 3)
|
2x bet | 10x bet | |
|
Santa Boot (Premium 4)
|
1.5x bet | 8x bet | |
|
A/K
|
0.8x bet | 3x bet | |
|
Q/J/10
|
0.4x bet | 2x bet | |
|
Cash Fish Symbols
|
Carry fixed prize | values - collected by | fisherman wild during free spins |
|
Scatter (Fishing Rod)
|
to 20 Free Spins |
Free Spins: The Multiplier Trail
- Three or more fishing rod scatters trigger up to 20 free spins. During the feature, the multiplier trail on the side of the screen advances each time the fisherman wild collects cash fish. The trail starts at 1x and climbs — 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x — with each collection sweep.
- Later in a well-developed feature, the fisherman wild sweeping a row populated with multiple cash fish at a 7x or 10x trail multiplier creates the game's biggest individual hits. The Ante Bet option (available pre-trigger) increases scatter frequency at a 25% bet premium.
My 200 Spins Test Run
Spins 1–70
Very high volatility base game delivered modest payline wins — bass fish 3-of-a-kind twice, reindeer once. Mostly quiet. Down €14 after 70 spins at €0.60.
Spin 77
Three scatters — 10 free spins. Cash fish appeared on 6 of 10 spins. Fisherman wild swept twice. First sweep at trail multiplier 2x: collected 3 fish totaling 8x bet before multiplier = 16x bet. Second sweep at 4x: 5 fish at 12x average = 60x bet sweep. Feature total: 94x bet = €56.40. Good feature.
Spins 78–150
Two more scatter pairs but never three. Payline wins remained small. Activated Ante Bet for 30 spins — no additional trigger. Net: -€12 from session.
Spin 163
Three scatters — 15 free spins (retrigger during feature added 5). Trail reached 7x by spin 11. Spin 12: fisherman wild landed, swept 4 cash fish (values: 25x, 40x, 10x, 15x = 90x bet before multiplier). At 7x trail: 90x × 7 = 630x bet from one sweep. Total feature: 812x bet = €487.20.
Final balance
Started €120, ended €541. Up €421. One sweep at 7x trail multiplier carried everything.
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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
How does the fisherman wild collect cash fish?
The fisherman wild symbol, when it lands anywhere on the reels during free spins, sweeps horizontally across its entire row. Any cash fish symbol sitting in the same row is collected and its prize value is added to your winnings, multiplied by the current trail multiplier. If the fisherman lands on row 2 and there are four cash fish symbols scattered across reels 1, 3, 4, and 5 of row 2, all four are collected simultaneously in one sweep.
What does the multiplier trail do and how high does it go?
The multiplier trail is a visible meter on the side of the screen that advances each time the fisherman wild successfully collects cash fish. It starts at 1x and increases through 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, and 10x as collections accumulate. The trail value applies to all subsequent sweeps after each advance — so the earlier in the feature you start collecting, the more trail-building collections you get, and the higher the multiplier climbs for the feature's later, potentially more fish-populated sweeps.
How does Bigger Bass Blizzard compare to Big Bass Bonanza?
Both use the fisherman wild collection mechanic, but with key differences. Big Bass Bonanza uses a 5×3 grid with 10 paylines and a simpler collection multiplier. Bigger Bass Blizzard uses a 5×4 grid with 12 paylines — more rows for cash fish to land — and adds the progressive trail multiplier that escalates with each collection. The trail system makes Blizzard's features build more dramatically over longer free spins rounds.
Is the 4,000x max win the actual ceiling for this game?
Yes. 4,000x is the hard maximum, which is actually the lowest in the main Big Bass franchise lineup. It's reached through the fisherman wild sweeping multiple high-value cash fish symbols (each carrying 100x+ values) while the trail multiplier is at 10x. At the minimum €0.12 bet, this pays €480.
Can the free spins retrigger?
Yes. Landing 3 or more fishing rod scatters during the free spins feature awards additional spins — extending the feature and giving the trail multiplier more time to build. Retriggers are the key to Bigger Bass Blizzard's largest sessions: a feature that retriggers multiple times can last 30–40 spins, allowing the trail to reach its maximum values and producing the game's highest collection sweeps in the extended later stages.