Pragmatic Play · 2025
Big Bass Bonanza 1000 is a high volatility fishing slot on a 5x3 grid with a 96.51% RTP. This page covers its figures, bonus modes and unknowns.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and players aged 18+.
Know the numbers first
Useful when you compare this game with others or decide your bet size.
| What it measures | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.51% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid and paylines | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x20,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$7,500,000 |
| Release date | 24/04/2025 |
A 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines, read left to right, forms the base of this fishing slot. Two matching symbols on a payline are enough. Fish high symbols carry money values that show on the reels. A near miss with two Scatters can trigger a respin, where the Scatters drop one row, or a hook animation with a chance at a third Scatter.
Three, four or five Scatters trigger 10, 15 or 20 free spins on special reels. In those spins a WILD Fisherman stands on all 5 reels, and each WILD that lands collects every visible money fish value at once. The Wild Tracker above the reels counts WILDs: every fourth one adds 10 free spins and lifts the multiplier to x2, then x3, then x10. Up to three retriggers add 30 more free spins.
More prize money
This block settles how each mode starts and what happens inside it, step by step.
3 Scatters trigger 10 free spins, 4 trigger 15, 5 trigger 20. WILD Fisherman is active on all 5 reels, and each WILD collects every MONEY FISH value. Every 4th WILD adds 10 free spins, with multiplier x2, then x3, then x10. Max 3 retriggers add 30 more spins.
Base GameWILD Fisherman spins
15 spins are bought at 450x the total bet, and the 1000x MONEY FISH value gets an enhanced chance to appear on the reels. The same WILD Fisherman collection applies, and the Wild Tracker retriggers with x2, x3 and x10 multipliers as in regular Free Spins.
Bet at 450x1000x fish chance
5x3 grid, 10 fixed paylines read left to right. WILD does not appear, while high fish symbols carry random MONEY values visible on the reels. A near-miss of 2 Scatters randomly triggers a respin (Scatters drop one row) or a hook animation for a chance at a third Scatter.
Each spinPaylines and respins
The price is 100 times the bet, which comes to A$1,000 at the A$10 top example bet for the free spins round.
| Bonus purchase | Bet multiple | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| BUY FREE SPINS | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
| BUY SUPER FREE SPINS | x450 · A$4,500 | – |
A$96.51 comes back for every A$100 staked, measured over long play. The RTP version Palmerbet Casino runs appears in the game rules.
| Return setting | RTP | Yes, default setting |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.51% | Yes |
Before the first press
The worry that a round is hard to follow ends here, with the order of each spin.
A$0.10 is the lowest total bet and A$375 the highest, so you pick a level before the reels turn. The bet you choose also sets the money each win pays out.
5x3 is the Base Game grid, with 10 fixed paylines read left to right. Two matching symbols can pay on a line, and fish symbols show their MONEY value on the reel.
2 Scatters can randomly trigger a respin, where the Scatters drop one row, or a hook animation with a chance at a third Scatter. WILD does not appear in this mode.
3, 4 or 5 Scatters trigger 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins on special reels. WILD Fisherman works on all 5 reels, and each landed WILD collects the visible MONEY FISH values.
96.51% RTP is a long-run average, not a promise for one session. Nobody can know how a session ends, so set your budget and bet before the first spin.
Four views, one game
It settles what the reels, symbols and win screens look like before you place a bet.
96.51 is the RTP of this version, and it describes returns averaged over a very large number of rounds. It does not predict how one session will go. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance. A session can end well above or well below that average, so the RTP promises no particular result.
Five other titles in the series run their own RTP values, so the series has no single RTP. Which RTP version runs in this lobby is shown only in the game rules. Read them before the first spin, not after.
20,000 times the bet is the top the game can pay, and it is a ceiling reached very rarely. Your bet sets the money value, so the same multiplier means a different amount at each stake. Treat the cap as a limit on the game, not a target for any session.
Big Bass Bonanza 1000
At Palmerbet Casino the demo comes first, so you see every rule before you stake.
10 fixed paylines on a 5x3 grid: the demo needs no money and pays nothing. Real play needs a Palmerbet Casino account and the legal age, 18+.
Play for realKnow before you spin
Palmerbet Casino answers in money and percentages, so every figure reads before the first bet.
96.51% RTP and x20,000 maximum win define this version. The Free Spins add WILD Fisherman on all five reels and the grid stays 5x3 with 10 fixed paylines.
A$0.10 is the smallest bet, so the first rounds cost very little. The paytable uses A$0.40 as its bet, so use that stake to read the payouts.
96.51% RTP sits alongside high volatility, so wins arrive unevenly. How often the Free Spins trigger cannot be known in advance, and no session result can be predicted.
x20,000 the bet is the top prize. At the A$10 example bet that is A$200,000, and at the A$375 maximum bet it reaches A$7,500,000. Reaching the top prize depends on the bonus rounds, which cannot be predicted before a spin.
A$375 is the highest bet, and A$0.10 the lowest. Examples on this page use A$0.40, A$2 and A$10, so the figures stay easy to follow. Those examples are not the limits of the game.
Next Spins to Try
Read this when you want a different reel style before committing to your first spin.
Age limit 18+. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
96.51% RTP is a long-run figure, not a promise for one session. Set a budget before the first spin and stop when it is spent.
A$10 bets can turn a single bonus into a fast swing, so decide the stop point before the reels start, and keep it after a win too.
96.51% describes the average return over many spins, so losing runs still happen. Deposit and loss limits in your account keep each session within an amount you set.
A$2 bets add up quickly, so stop when play stops being fun. Take a break, or register with BetStop to self-exclude.
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