Play Big Bass Splash Slot

Big Bass Splash is one of the most popular online slots in the UK regulated market and the fourth main instalment in Pragmatic Play's Big Bass slot series. Released by Reel Kingdom for Pragmatic Play in June 2022, the Big Bass Splash slot took the fishing theme established by the original Big Bass Bonanza and dialled everything up. Higher volatility. A bigger 5,000x maximum win. A Wild West influence layered over the fishing aesthetic. And a brand new monster truck symbol replacing the classic fishing float as the premium icon on the reels.

The Big Bass Splash slot is played across 5 reels and 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines. The background features a sun-drenched lakeside setting with a fisherman, his pickup truck, and Wild West-influenced visuals that set Big Bass Splash apart from the rest of the Big Bass series. UK players have made Big Bass Splash one of the most-played slots at UK regulated online casinos since launch, with most major UKGC-licensed operators including Smooth Spins offering the standard RTP version of the game.

Below we cover everything you need to know about playing the Big Bass Splash slot at Smooth Spins, including the max win, bet range, the 5 unique Free Spins Modifiers, and where Big Bass Splash sits within the wider Big Bass franchise.

Getting started with the Big Bass Splash slot at Smooth Spins takes only a couple of minutes. The setup process is the same whether you are an experienced slot player or trying the game for the first time at a UK online casino.

1. Register a Smooth Spins account and complete the brief verification process required for all UKGC-licensed casinos.
2. Deposit funds using your preferred secure payment method, including bank cards and supported e-wallets.
3. Search for Big Bass Splash in the slot lobby, or browse the Pragmatic Play provider section.
4. Click the game tile to load Big Bass Splash in your browser or mobile app.

Steps to Play the Big Bass Splash Base Game

Once the Big Bass Splash slot loads, the gameplay is built around simplicity in the base game and depth in the bonus round. There are only a few controls to learn.

1. Set your stake using the plus and minus buttons beneath the reels. Big Bass Splash accepts bets starting at £0.10
2. Press the spin button to start each round. The 5x3 grid lands fresh symbol combinations every spin.
3. Check the paytable at any time by clicking the menu icon. The paytable shows the value of every regular symbol, plus how the Fisherman Wild and Fishing Boat Scatter behave.
4. Use Autoplay if you want to set a number of automatic spins, with optional loss and win limit settings to keep yourself in control.

The Big Bass Splash slot features a fishing-themed symbol set with a Wild West twist that sets it apart from the rest of the Big Bass series. The premium symbol is a monster truck, which replaces the classic fishing float used as the top symbol in the original Big Bass Bonanza slot.

Premium Symbols

The top-paying symbols on the Big Bass Splash slot are the monster truck, the fishing rod, the dragonfly, and the tackle box. The monster truck pays for as little as two of a kind across the reels, while the other premium symbols pay for three or more.

Card Royal Symbols

The standard A, K, Q, J and 10 card royals fill out the lower-paying tier. These appear more frequently than the premium symbols and help keep the base game flowing between bigger wins.

The Fisherman Wild

The Fisherman is the Wild symbol on the Big Bass Splash slot, not a paying symbol in his own right. He substitutes for every other symbol on the reels except the Scatter, helping complete winning combinations. The Fisherman appears on all reels during the Free Spins round (rather than just the middle reels like in the original Big Bass Bonanza). He is also the key to the bonus round payouts, where he collects the values from any Fish Money symbols on the reels.

The Fishing Boat Scatter

The Fishing Boat is the Scatter symbol. Three or more Fishing Boats anywhere on the reels trigger the Big Bass Splash Free Spins bonus.

Big Bass Splash Slot Paytable

Fish Money symbols carry random cash values between 2x and 5,000x your stake. They only pay during the Free Spins round, when the Fisherman Wild lands and collects their values.

The Big Bass Splash slot is built around a feature-rich Free Spins round that introduces several mechanics not present in the original Big Bass Bonanza. The five Free Spins Modifiers, the random Dynamite, Hook and Bazooka features, and the four-stage multiplier progression all combine to give Big Bass Splash significantly more depth than its predecessor.

Free Spins Trigger and Modifiers

Land three or more Fishing Boat Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to trigger the Big Bass Splash Free Spins round. The number of free spins awarded scales with the number of Scatters that land:

• 3 Fishing Boat scatters: 10 free spins
• 4 Fishing Boat scatters: 15 free spins
• 5 Fishing Boat scatters: 20 free spins

Before the Free Spins round begins, you are presented with a modifier screen where you can choose to upgrade your spins with up to 5 Free Spins Modifiers. Each modifier costs a small additional stake and changes how the bonus round plays out:

• Extra Fish: Adds more Fish Money symbols to the reels during Free Spins.
• Extra Fisherman: Adds more Wild Fisherman symbols to the reels during Free Spins.
• Extra Dynamite: Increases the chance of triggering the Dynamite random feature.
• Extra Hooks: Increases the chance of triggering the Hook random feature.
• Extra Bazookas: Increases the chance of triggering the Bazooka random feature.

The Modifier screen is one of the most distinctive features of the Big Bass Splash slot and the main mechanic that sets it apart from the original Big Bass Bonanza.

Multiplier Progression Meter

The Big Bass Splash slot tracks every Fisherman Wild that lands during the Free Spins round in a meter at the top of the screen. Every fourth Fisherman collected triggers two effects at the same time:

• A multiplier upgrade applied to all future Fish Money collections.
• +10 additional free spins added to your remaining count.

The multiplier progression has four stages: 1x (base) then 2x then 3x then a maximum of 10x. Reaching the 10x stage at 16 Fisherman Wilds collected is where the maximum 5,000x stake payout becomes possible.

Random Dynamite, Hook and Bazooka Features

The Big Bass Splash slot includes three random features that can trigger during the Free Spins round. Each one addresses a different gameplay scenario:

• Dynamite Feature: Triggers if a Fisherman Wild appears on the reels without any Fish Money symbols. The dynamite explodes, adding several random Fish Money symbols to the reels for that spin.
• Hook Feature: Triggers if Fish Money symbols appear on the reels without any Fisherman Wild. The hook attempts to pull a random reel and reveal a Fisherman, collecting the visible Fish Money values.
• Bazooka Feature: Triggers if a Fisherman Wild appears without Fish Money symbols. The bazooka transforms random symbols on the reels into Fish Money symbols for that spin.

All three random features make it more likely that any single Free Spins round delivers a payout, even when the standard symbol distribution might otherwise produce a dead spin.

Big Bass Splash in the Big Bass Series

Big Bass Splash is the fourth main instalment in Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom's Big Bass slot series. The original Big Bass Bonanza launched in December 2020, followed by Bigger Bass Bonanza in September 2021 and Big Bass Bonanza Megaways in November 2021. Big Bass Splash arrived in June 2022 with significantly higher volatility, a doubled max win, and the new Wild West aesthetic that sets it apart from the earlier games.

Big Bass Splash quickly became one of the two most popular titles in the entire Big Bass franchise, alongside the original Big Bass Bonanza. Its success spawned its own sub-branch of sequels, including Big Bass Halloween and Big Bass Halloween 2 (October 2024), both of which keep the 5,000x max win structure pioneered by Big Bass Splash. Big Bass Splash 1000 (December 2025) pushed the max win ceiling to 25,000x stake, making it one of the highest-paying fishing slots ever released.

Smooth Spins typically carries the most popular Big Bass slots in our lobby alongside Big Bass Splash, giving you the full franchise to explore.

Several slots share mechanics or themes with Big Bass Splash Slot. Titles such as Big Bass Bonanza and Big Bass Christmas Catch feature similar fishing-themed gameplay with wild symbol mechanics. Fishin’ Frenzy follows a related concept, incorporating a fisherman character who collects fish symbols for additional payouts. Each alternative provides variations in bonus features and payout structures.