Bigger Bass Blizzard Christmas Catch Demo Review
Bigger Bass Blizzard - Christmas Catch is a winter edition of the Big Bass fishing series by Reel Kingdom, released by Pragmatic Play. Unlike the classic 5×3 games, it plays on a bigger 5×4 grid with 12 paylines. Volatility is medium, the RTP is 96.08% and the top win is 4,000x the bet. Bets range from $0.12 to $360 per spin.
A Frozen Lake on 5×4 Reels
The lake is frozen and the familiar symbols got a winter makeover: a snowmobile, fishing rods, bobbers and tackle boxes join the letters. Wins pay left to right on 12 lines. The extra row gives more room for fish and Wilds, which matters most in the bonus.
Fish are money symbols. On every spin each fish shows a random cash value of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x or 4,000x the bet. In the base game they pay as normal symbols, and five fish on a line pay the total of their cash values.
Bigger Bass Blizzard Symbols and Payouts
The table shows what each symbol pays at a $1 bet, so the dollar amounts are also multiples of your bet. The snowmobile is the top symbol and the only one that pays for two of a kind.
| Symbol | 5× | 4× | 3× | 2× |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Snowmobile |
$200 | $20 | $5 | $0.50 |
 Fishing rod |
$100 | $15 | $3 | - |
 Bobber |
$50 | $10 | $2 | - |
 Tackle box |
$50 | $10 | $2 | - |
 Fish (money symbol) |
- | $5 | $1 | - |
 A |
$10 | $2.5 | $0.50 | - |
 K |
$10 | $2.5 | $0.50 | - |
 Q |
$10 | $2.5 | $0.50 | - |
 J |
$10 | $2.5 | $0.50 | - |
 10 |
$10 | $2.5 | $0.50 | - |
 Fisherman Wild |
Substitutes for all symbols except Scatter, appears in free spins | |||
 Scatter |
3, 4 or 5 anywhere trigger 10, 15 or 20 free spins | |||
Free Spins with the Fisherman
Three, four or five Scatters anywhere award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. If only two Scatters land in the base game, a hook can randomly pull a third one onto the screen. In free spins the fisherman appears as a Wild on all reels and collects the cash values of all fish on screen.
Every 4th fisherman collected retriggers the round with 10 more spins and raises the collect multiplier to 2x, then 3x and finally 10x. When only one or two Wilds land, fish can be added at random positions, and one or two hooks can pull reels up to reveal Wilds and fish.
Ante Bet and Buy Free Spins
The Ante Bet raises the bet by 50% and adds more Scatters to the reels for a better chance of free spins. Without it, the free spins can be bought for 100x the bet. The RTP is 96.08% in normal play and with the Ante Bet, and 96.07% when buying the free spins.
Who Should Try Bigger Bass Blizzard
This edition suits players who like the Big Bass bonus but want a bigger grid and steadier medium volatility. The 4,000x cap is solid for a medium volatility game, and the hooks make free spins less likely to end empty. The RTP of 96.08% is a little lower than in some other Big Bass games.
For more festive games, browse our Christmas slots, or see the other fish slots in our collection.
