Big Game Fishing Golden Catch Slot Review

About the Game

Big Game Fishing Golden Catch is a 5-reel, 3-row video slot with 10 paylines. The game features 9 standard payout symbols that form winning combinations when three or more symbols appear on a line, starting from the leftmost reel. There are also several types of money fish symbols that pay out as a line win for any combination. The Bonus symbol can appear anywhere, and when 3 or more of these symbols appear, the free spins bonus is activated.

Max Win

The maximum win in Big Game Fishing Golden Catch is 5000x the base bet. If this value is exceeded during the Free Spins feature, the player receives 5000x and the feature ends.

Cash Fish Symbols

The game features 7 different Money Fish symbols, each of which displays a cash value underneath them.

The cash value of any fish is awarded when the Fisherman also appears on the reels. If multiple Fishermen appear, each one awards the combined value of all fish on the reels. Fishing only appears on the reels during Free Spins and Max Play, while cash values ​​are dimly displayed in the standard base game. Cash values ​​are a multiplier of the selected base bet: the bigger the fish, the higher the value. The Golden Pike symbol can hold a value of up to x5000x the selected bet. Cash wins are not increased when the Gold Bet feature is active. Fish can have the following values ​​(as a multiplier of the base bet): 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 35x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 500x, 5000x.

Wild Symbol

The Wild symbol is the Fisherman, which substitutes for all symbols except the Bonus symbol. During the Free Spins bonus, the Fisherman symbol can display a multiplier that only applies to cash value fish wins. Fishing can have one of the following multipliers: 1x (multiplier not displayed), 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x.

Hook A Bonus

After a spin in the main game, fishing rods can appear above any reels that do not have a Bonus symbol. The fishing rods with hooks drop below the reels. When raised, one or more bonus symbols can catch on the hook and fall onto the reels, which can trigger the Free Spins feature.

Free Spins

Landing 3 or more Bonus symbols in the main game triggers Free Spins.

At the start of the Free Spins, the two smallest fish types on the reels are upgraded to the next level. The number of spins granted, as well as the number of additional fish upgrades, depends on the number of Bonus symbols landed.

• Landing 3 Bonus symbols activates 10 Free Spins, starting at Level 1.
• Landing 4 Bonus symbols activates 15 Free Spins, starting at Level 2 (with 3 symbols added to the bar right away).
• Landing 5 Bonus symbols activates 20 Free Spins, starting at Level 4 (the bar is filled from the start).

During Free Spins, a Fisherman may appear on the reels, which will catch all the Money Fish symbols that appear at the same time. The Fisherman may also have a multiplier that is applied to the value of the fish caught. Above the reels is a 9-level progress bar. Each time a Fisherman appears on the reels, it is added to this bar. For every 3 Fishermen collected, the next level is activated. Once the current series of spins is completed, the next level is activated, granting an additional 10 Free Spins and upgrading all the lowest type of Fish symbols remaining on the reels to the next level. These upgrades are highlighted after each series of collected Fishermen within the bar. If a Fisherman appears without a Money Fish in sight, he is locked onto the reel and remains there until more Money Fish appear or the Free Spins are completed. Free Spins are played at the bet and number of lines of the main game in which they were activated.

Max Play Mode

An alternative version of the base game can be launched with the same bet using the Max Play button. In this mode, the Fisherman symbol appears on the reels, activating payouts for cash fish. Only the fish, Fisherman, and Bonus symbols remain on the reels. All other standard payout symbols are removed from the reels and replaced with a fishing sinker symbol, which has no prize value.

Golden Bet

The player has the option to increase the bet by 1.5x to trigger the Bonus Re-Spin feature and increase the chances of triggering free spins. The Bonus Re-Spin is activated when 2 Bonus symbols appear on the reels, after which all reels where the Bonus symbol does not appear are re-spinned – this gives a second chance to get the bonus. The Gold Bet can be activated both in the normal mode and in Max Play mode. Wins on lines or on the Money Fish symbols are paid for both the main spin and the re-spin. The paytable and the value of the fish do not increase when the Gold Bet feature is activated.

Dual Gamble

The Gamble feature can be offered for any win in the main game, including Cash Fish wins in Max Play mode. It is activated using the Gamble button and can be set to OFF, ON or with a threshold of 5X OR MORE. If the setting is ON, every win in the main game that does not trigger the Free Spins bonus will offer a Gamble feature. If the Gamble option is set to 5X OR MORE, every win in the main game of 5x the bet or more will trigger the Gamble feature.

The Gamble feature offers 2 options for playing: On the left Gamble wheel, the current win can be multiplied by 1.5x, 2x, 3x or 5x. (Some cash wins may be rounded up, with the winning odds adjusted accordingly.) On the right Gamble wheel, you can play for the Free Spins entry level – this is 5 Free Spins plus the equivalent of a level with 3, 4 or 5 Bonus symbols. The value you are playing for can be changed using the plus and minus buttons on both sides – the odds of winning are displayed on the wheel itself.

After selecting the risk game, both indicators will start spinning. If the indicator stops on the green segment of the selected wheel – the risk game is won and the prize is updated. If the indicator stops on the red segment – the risk game is lost and you leave without a prize.

The risk game continues until the current win is collected, the game is lost, or the maximum win on the money wheel is reached. The risk game wheel for free spins will be disabled if the value exceeds the level of the highest initial level of free spins.

Free Spins Winning Odds:

• 5 Free Spins -> 10 Free Spins = 51.69%
• 5 Free Spins -> 15 Free Spins = 28.05%
• 5 Free Spins -> 20 Free Spins = 16.20%
• 10 Free Spins -> 15 Free Spins = 54.27%
• 10 Free Spins -> 20 Free Spins = 31.34%
• 15 Free Spins -> 20 Free Spins = 57.75%

Bonus Buy

By clicking the Buy Bonus button, the player can pay x125 to buy free spins with the selected bet size. The game has a maximum bet limit for buying a bonus. The maximum bet when buying a bonus may differ from the above, depending on the game zone. Three or more Bonus symbols will appear on the reels, and the player will receive free spins equal to the number of Bonus symbols on the screen. After that, the bonus will be played out in the same way as in the regular game.

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