Big Bass Splash in South Africa: Money Fish, Free Spins Modifiers and a 5,000x Cap
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Hollywoodbets
Licensed in 5 provinces
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Betway SA
From R0.60 a spin
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Luckyfish
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Lowest bet we saw: R0.10 a spin at YesPlay
Big Bass Splash is Pragmatic Play's fishing slot from June 2022: five reels, three rows and 10 paylines. Fish pay on the lines and also carry a money value of 2x to 5,000x the bet, which fisherman wilds collect in free spins. Before that round, zero to five modifiers are drawn at random. Pragmatic rates the game medium volatility and caps a win at 5,000 times the bet.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time, as Pragmatic Play publishes it.
RTP as the studio publishes it.
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In short
Big Bass Splash is a slot by Pragmatic Play, released in 2022. Studio figures: RTP 96.71%; max win 5000x. Found at 22 casinos we cover, from R0.10 a spin at YesPlay. No. 37 in our South African top 100.
What Big Bass Splash looks like
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Images: Pragmatic Play, official game page (pragmaticplay.com); Our screenshot of Pragmatic Play's official free demo (pragmaticplay.com), September 2026.
Where Big Bass Splash comes from
Pragmatic Play's news of 23 June 2022 announced the release of Big Bass Splash as the fifth instalment of its Big Bass series. Bigger Bass Splash and Big Bass Splash 1000 are separate games, and Pragmatic's December 2025 post calls the 1000 version a sequel. This page covers the 2022 original.
How Big Bass Splash works
Big Bass Splash has five reels, three rows and 10 paylines. Wins pay left to right from the first reel, only the best win on each line counts, and wins on several lines add up.
The fish do two jobs. They pay on the lines from three of a kind, and they carry a money value: 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 500x, 1,666x, 2,500x or 5,000x the total bet, which can be won in free spins.
The fisherman is the wild. He appears on all reels in free spins and stands in for every symbol except the scatter. Three or more scatters start that round.
Big Bass Splash paytable in multiples of the total bet
Pays are per line, as multiples of the total bet. Only the monster truck pays for two.
| Symbol | Five | Four | Three | Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster truck | 200x | 20x | 5x | 0.5x |
| Fishing rod and reel | 100x | 15x | 3x | - |
| Dragonfly or tackle box | 50x | 10x | 2x | - |
| Fish, the money symbol | 20x | 5x | 1x | - |
| A or K | 10x | 2.5x | 0.2x | - |
| Q, J or 10 | 5x | 1x | 0.2x | - |
Two scatters in the base game: a respin or a hook
When two scatters land without a third, one of two random features can bring another onto the screen. The rules call both features random, while Pragmatic's launch post says the nudge comes "whenever two Scatters land".
- The respin. If the scatters can move down one position without leaving the reels, their reels drop one place and the other reels respin. A scatter on the bottom row rules this out.
- The hook. A hook can pull one of the reels up to reveal another scatter.
Free spins: every fourth fisherman raises the level
Three, four or five scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Each fisherman wild collects all the money values on the screen, and every fisherman is counted until the round ends.
Every fourth fisherman retriggers the round with 10 more spins and raises the collection multiplier: 2x at the second level, 3x at the third, 10x at the fourth. The new spins play after the current batch, at the raised multiplier. After the fourth level there are no more retriggers, so three at most. Two fishermen on one spin each collect the same fish.
At the end of a free spin, three random events can step in. Fishermen but no fish: dynamite can add fish, or a bazooka can change every symbol except the fishermen. Fish but no fisherman: a hook pulls a reel up to bring fishermen onto the screen.
The modifiers drawn before free spins
Before the round, zero to five of these modifiers are drawn at random.
- More fish. More fish symbols on the reels for the round.
- More fishermen. More wilds on the reels for the round.
- More dynamites, hooks and bazookas. A higher chance of the three end-of-spin events.
- Start from level 2. The round opens at the 2x level, so two level-ups remain instead of three.
- +2 spins. Two more spins at the start and on every retrigger: 12, 17 or 22 to begin, 12 per retrigger.
The 100x buy, the 5,000x cap and medium volatility
In Pragmatic's demo, BUY FREE SPINS costs 100 times the total bet, R200 on a R2 spin, the stake of 100 spins at once. The triggering spin lands 3, 4 or 5 scatters at random. The RTP is 96.71% with or without the buy, and the rules describe no ante bet.
A win is capped at 5,000 times the bet, R10,000 on a R2 spin. A free spins round that reaches it ends at once, and the spins left are forfeited. A single fish can reach the cap: 5,000x at the first level, 2,500x at 2x, 500x at 10x, while 1,666x at 3x makes 4,998x.
Pragmatic rates the game medium volatility: such games "pay out steadily and the range of pays varies from low to very high".
Big Bass Splash RTP and volatility
Pragmatic Play gives Big Bass Splash's return to player as 96.71%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Top payout: 5000x.
Paying for Big Bass Splash in rand
We found Big Bass Splash at 22 casinos. All take cards, 21 take Ozow, 15 take Capitec Pay and 20 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at Luckyfish, World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
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Is Big Bass Splash legal in South Africa?
Big Bass Splash is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 22 operators we list for Big Bass Splash hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set a budget and a deposit limit before your first round. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict
- Every fisherman collects every fish value on screen
- Zero to five modifiers before each free spins round
- Retriggers raise the multiplier to 2x, 3x, then 10x
- Two scatters can bring a respin or a hook
- The rules describe the wild only for free spins
- The two-scatter respin and hook are random
- A round that reaches 5,000x ends and forfeits the spins left
- Bigger Bass Splash and Big Bass Splash 1000 are other games
Big Bass Splash shares its collection idea with Big Bass Bonanza: fish values that fishermen collect in free spins on a 2x, 3x and 10x ladder. It adds modifiers drawn before each round and a base-game respin or hook for two scatters, at medium volatility and a 5,000x cap. Choose it for the free spins, and check that the tile is the 2022 original.
Big Bass Splash FAQ
How do Big Bass Splash free spins work?
Three, four or five scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Each fisherman wild collects every fish value on screen, and every fourth fisherman adds 10 spins and raises the multiplier to 2x, then 3x, then 10x.
What is the maximum win in Big Bass Splash?
5,000 times the bet, R10,000 on a R2 spin. A free spins round that reaches it ends at once, and the remaining free spins are forfeited.
Can you buy the free spins?
In Pragmatic's demo, yes: for 100 times the total bet, R200 on a R2 spin, with 3, 4 or 5 scatters landing at random on the triggering spin. The RTP is 96.71% with or without the buy.
How is it different from Big Bass Bonanza?
Both pay fish values through a fisherman wild in free spins. Big Bass Bonanza is rated low volatility, caps a win at 2,100x and has no modifiers or two-scatter respin. Big Bass Splash is rated medium and caps at 5,000x.
Is it the same game as Bigger Bass Splash or Big Bass Splash 1000?
No. Pragmatic lists both as separate games with their own pages and demos, and its December 2025 post calls the 1000 version a sequel. This page covers the original from June 2022.
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Where to play Big Bass Splash in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Big Bass Splash, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Hollywoodbets
4.9
Betway SA
4.9
Luckyfish
4.9
SuperSportBet
4.9
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