Big Bass Trophy Catch: Coins on the Line

Big Bass Trophy Catch is a Pragmatic Play slot that sends the Big Bass fisherman back to the water with a set of bonus modifiers added to the familiar free spins.

The core is the series' collect mechanic: in the bonus, fisherman wilds collect the sum of all fish money symbols on the grid, with fish worth up to 5,000x. Retriggers come from collecting wilds and raise the win multiplier to as much as 10x.

What sets this version apart is the golden power up coin. It can land during the free spins, turn green, red or blue, and randomly apply one of the modifiers to the rest of the feature.

Pragmatic Play's game page lists the RTP at 96.50%. That is a long-run average across a very large number of spins, not a guide to a session.

The page does not publish a volatility rating, a hit rate, a bet range, a payline count or an overall max win, so none are given here. The rules screen in the demo shows the full figures for the version you are playing.

The figures the provider does publish are 10 to 20 free spins, fish money symbols up to 5,000x, 10 extra spins per retrigger, win multipliers of 2x, 3x and 10x, and a coin modifier that multiplies all wins by 2x.

Landing 3 to 5 scatters grants 10 to 20 free spins. Pragmatic Play gives the range on its page without listing how many spins each scatter count awards.

The base game itself gets little attention in the provider's description. Its role is to land the scatters, since the collect mechanic, the retriggers and the power up coins all belong to the bonus.

During the feature, fisherman wilds collect the sum of all fish money symbols that land on the grid. The fish carry values up to 5,000x.

That makes each spin a matter of pairing. A wild with no fish on the reels collects nothing on that spin, and fish with no wild are not collected, so the best spins are the ones where several fish land alongside a fisherman.

As an illustration only, a spin with fish worth 2x, 5x and 10x and one fisherman wild would collect a total of 17x before any win multiplier from retriggers is applied.

Every fourth fisherman wild collected awards 10 extra spins with a higher win multiplier. The multiplier starts at 2x, rises to 3x and reaches 10x on the fourth trigger.

Counting the first trigger from the scatters, that means 2x on the second trigger, 3x on the third and 10x on the fourth. In wild terms, 4 wilds bring the first retrigger, 8 the second and 12 the third.

The jump from 3x to 10x is by far the biggest step, so the twelfth wild is the point the whole round builds towards. Pragmatic Play's page does not describe what happens to wilds collected after the multiplier reaches 10x.

Golden power up coins can land during the bonus game. Each one turns green, red or blue and randomly applies a modifier to the feature.

Pragmatic Play lists three modifiers: multiplying all wins by 2x, adding more money symbols, and adding more fisherman wilds. Its page does not say which colour belongs to which modifier, how long each lasts or whether several can be active together, so the in-game rules are the place to check.

Each modifier works on a different part of the collect mechanic. More money symbols give a wild more to collect, more fisherman wilds give the fish more chances to be collected, and the 2x modifier doubles wins.

The free Big Bass Trophy Catch demo on this page runs on play credits, which is the easiest way to learn the coin colours. Each time a golden coin lands, note the colour it turns and the modifier that follows.

Keep count of the fisherman wilds as well. Four, eight and twelve wilds are the marks for the 2x, 3x and 10x multipliers, so when a coin adds more fishermen, check in the demo whether those wilds count towards the next retrigger.

A demo shows how the features behave, not what any future spin will pay. The game is for players aged 18 and over.

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What is the RTP of Big Bass Trophy Catch?

Pragmatic Play's game page lists the RTP of Big Bass Trophy Catch at 96.50%. That figure is a long-run average across a very large number of spins, not a prediction for a session. The page gives no volatility rating or hit rate, so check the in-game rules in the demo for the full figures.

How many free spins do you get in Big Bass Trophy Catch?

Landing 3 to 5 scatters grants 10 to 20 free spins. During the feature, every fourth fisherman wild collected awards 10 extra spins and a higher win multiplier: 2x, then 3x, and finally 10x on the fourth trigger, which takes twelve wilds in total.

What do the power up coins do in Big Bass Trophy Catch?

Golden power up coins can land during the free spins and turn green, red or blue, randomly applying a modifier to the feature. Pragmatic Play lists three: multiplying all wins by 2x, adding more money symbols and adding more fisherman wilds. The provider's page does not say which colour matches which modifier.

How much are the fish worth in Big Bass Trophy Catch?

Fish money symbols carry values up to 5,000x, according to Pragmatic Play. In the free spins, each fisherman wild collects the sum of all fish money symbols on the grid, and retriggers raise the win multiplier to 2x, 3x and 10x. The provider does not publish an overall max win on its page.

Can you play the Big Bass Trophy Catch demo for free?

Yes. The Big Bass Trophy Catch demo on this page uses play credits, so you can see the fisherman wilds collect fish, follow the 2x, 3x and 10x retriggers and learn what each power up coin colour does without staking money. It is intended for players aged 18 and over.