Bigger Bass Bonanza

This enlarged 5×4 grid, compared to the predecessor’s 5×3, allows for bigger prizes given the extra symbol spaces. The increased volatility and additional row provide more potential for lucrative symbol combinations.

Accordingly, the available bet sizes scale higher, now ranging from $0.12 to $240 per spin. This accommodates the expanded layout while catering to varying player budgets.

The fishing tackle symbols offer the largest payouts, awarding 50-200x the stake for five-of-a-kind. Scatter symbols pay their total money values, determined randomly each spin.

A new top-value fish scatter now offers the maximum 4,000x win for a full line, a major increase from the prequel’s 2,100x jackpot.

Moreover, the fisherman wild symbol substitutes in free spins, collecting money symbol values when coinciding with them. Capitalizing on this ability can lead to big payouts.

In summary, the paytable balances frequent small wins with the chance for bass scatters delivering huge jackpot payouts up to 4,000x.

Firstly, the free spins round triggered by 3 to 5 scatters remains the central attraction. Not only do scatters award instant payouts, but they are the gateway to potentially huge catch payouts when fishing with spins at no extra cost.

During free spins, the wild fisherman comes into play, substituting for other symbols to complete winning combinations. This is just the start of the wild’s value, however.

Each wild that lands simultaneously with money symbols will scoop up their values for the player. Because money symbols have random values assigned each spin, the wild essentially grabs a surprise multiplier prize for the player with every one it collects.

To top it off, every 4 wilds collected fills a meter that awards re-spins and boosts the money symbol multiplier. After just a few retriggers, the wild can be multiplying money symbols by 10x or more, rapidly inflating payouts. With more reels and paylines, this exciting feature has even more potential than in the first game.

The bonus round can retrigger up to 3 times, after which it cannot be retriggered. While unlimited free spins would be ideal, this limit prevents truly outrageous payouts that would disrupt game balance. Overall, the features add a thrilling level of anticipation waiting to see big wins unfold.

Maximizing the number of spins gives more chances to accumulate those all-important wild and money symbols. Because money symbols carry randomly assigned values each spin, there is tremendous potential for cumulative wins when more spins are awarded.

As covered earlier, the fisherman wild capturing money symbol values, coupled with the escalating retrigger multiplier, is the key dynamic that can create massive wins. On each spin, players watch anxiously to see wilds and money symbols land, hoping to hit the retrigger meter.

The first retrigger reached awards +10 more spins and doubles money symbol values. The second awards +10 more again and triples money symbol values. Finally, the third and final retrigger adds +10 spins again and multiplies money symbols by up to 10x their value.

This leads to tremendous anticipation on later spins after multiple retriggers, as any money symbols collected by wilds are hugely inflated by the escalating multiplier. Just one or two can instantly award hundreds or thousands of times the bet. Players will be glued to the reels waiting for the next big payout.