There’s something about the Big Bass series that keeps reeling players in, and Big Bass Floats My Boat continues the trend with its familiar mechanics and a few twists. Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom have taken their well-established fishing slot formula and set it out at sea, swapping the classic lake setting for open waters. The fisherman is back, this time against a glowing sunset, but the core gameplay remains largely the same—money symbols, fisherman wilds, and free spins with increasing multipliers.
Beneath the surface, the game plays out on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 10 paylines. The setup is straightforward: land three or more matching symbols across a payline, starting from the leftmost reel, to score a win. The minimum bet is set low, making it accessible, and the game includes an Ante Bet option, which increases the chance of triggering the bonus round in exchange for a higher stake. As with most Big Bass titles, free spins and collector mechanics take centre stage, giving players plenty of ways to hook some cash symbols.
Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom have been steadily expanding the Big Bass series, with titles like Big Bass Bonanza, Big Bass Amazon Xtreme, and Big Bass Splash all bringing slight variations to the classic fishing slot format. Big Bass Floats My Boat sticks to familiar waters but introduces a few new mechanics, such as an octopus that can randomly modify the reels. It’s still very much a Big Bass slot, but with some added unpredictability.
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The reels are populated with a mix of lower-paying card ranks and higher-value fishing-themed symbols. The low symbols are 10 to A, while the premium symbols feature fishing gear and boats. The fisherman wild only appears during free spins and substitutes for any regular symbol.
Symbol | Payout for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
10 | 0.40x, 2x, 10x |
J | 0.40x, 2x, 10x |
Q | 0.40x, 2x, 10x |
K | 0.40x, 5x, 20x |
A | 0.40x, 5x, 20x |
Tackle Box | 4x, 20x, 100x |
Dragonfly | 4x, 20x, 100x |
Fishing Rod | 6x, 30x, 200x |
Fishing Boat | 1x, 10x, 40x, 400x |
As with previous Big Bass slots, fish money symbols appear on the reels with random cash values between 0.2x and 50x the bet. In the base game, there’s a chance that all money symbols on the screen will be collected at the end of a spin, sometimes with a random multiplier between x2 and x50.
Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols awards 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. If only two scatters land, there’s a chance another will be added via one of two random features:
The respin mechanic shifts scatters down one position while all other reels respin.
The octopus feature randomly changes one symbol into a scatter.
During free spins, the fisherman wild makes an appearance, collecting all money symbol values when it lands. Additionally, each reel position has its own increasing multiplier, which applies to money symbols when collected. For every four fisherman wilds collected, +10 free spins are awarded, and the multiplier level increases.
The octopus can randomly intervene in multiple ways during free spins:
Big Bass Floats My Boat sticks to the well-known Big Bass slot formula, adding a few tweaks along the way. If you enjoy this style of gameplay, Big Bass Bonanza, Big Bass Splash, and Big Bass Amazon Xtreme are all available at Heart Bingo, offering similar fishing-themed mechanics with slight variations.