Fishin’ Bonanza Slot Review

Fishin’ Bonanza Slot RTP, Details and Wager Limits

The Fishin’ Bonanza slot is played with 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 fixed paylines. Land 3 or more matching symbols from left to right, beginning from reel 1, across any of the paylines to form a winning combination.

Playable from 10p to £500 per spin, look out for the Coins icon in the bottom right-hand corner (on the desktop version) to adjust your stake accordingly. There’s also a Lightning Bolt icon for Turbo Mode and an AutoPlay function for autospins. Both these extras are not available to UK players though due to Gambling Commission regulations.

The Fishin’ Bonanza RTP is 96.51% which is higher than the 96% online average. The variance is in the medium to high category with small wins not really landing. You’ll get medium or big wins but less frequently.

You can expect a win every 6.65 spins on average as the hit frequency rate is 15.03%. When it comes to payouts, the maximum win per spin is 2,000 x your total stake. This is achieved by landing a screen full of turtles.

Theme – trawl the sea for big wins

With a fishing theme, the Fishin’ Bonanza slot is set under the sea. Graphically quite bright and colourful, the soundtrack is jovial. Visually, it looks a little like Blueprint Gaming’s Fishin’ Frenzy but with sharper quality graphics.

With the sea swirling, it’s quite relaxing and calm. On the reels you will see A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. The higher value symbols are represented by crabs, Manta Rays, octopi, turtles and gold fish. The turtle is the most lucrative symbol giving you 0.5, 5, 20 or 200 x stake for 2, 3, 4 or 5 in combination. There are 4 gold fish symbols. 3, 4 or 5 of any size will pay 1, 5 or 20 x stake.

The fisherman is the wild symbol. Reminiscent of Captain’s Bird’s Eye, he substitutes for all symbols except the golden fish scatter. However, the wild only appears during the free spins only.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
J	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
Q	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
K	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
A	3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x stake
Crab	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 10 or 50 x stake
Manta Ray	3, 4 or 5 = 2, 10 or 50 x stake
Octopus	3, 4 or 5 = 3, 15 or 100x stake
Turtle	2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 5, 20 or 200 x stake
Gold Fish	Pays up to 20 x stake + cash prizes during free spins
Golden Fish Scatter	3+ triggers Free Games feature
Fisherman Wild	Only appears during free spins + collects cash prizes

Fishin’ Bonanza Mobile

Made by Playtech and studio Ash Gaming with HTML5 technology, Fishin’ Bonanza can be enjoyed on desktop, mobile and/or tablet devices. This means you can play it on any device that operates with iOS, Android and/or Windows for example. The 5×3 reel layout is perfect for handhelds too.

Fishin’ Bonanza Bonus Features

The Fishin’ Bonanza slot benefits from 2 bonus features. It’s all about the free spins where you’ll begin with up to 20 free spins. Land scatters to fill collection areas to win more free spins and cash prizes from the symbols. Landing wilds and cash prizes will give those prizes. You can also win more cash bonuses from the 3 chests.

Free Games feature

The Free Games feature is triggered when 3 or more golden fish scatters land simultaneously on a base game spin. 3, 4 or 5 scatters (on separate reels) will result in 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively.

Once in, land golden fish scatters to fill the collection areas. They will fill in this order: crab, manta ray, octopus, turtle and gold fish. When a collection area is filled, extra free spins are awarded and the cash prize on the respective symbol is activated and can be won.

These cash prizes increase in value too. If you manage to fill all collection areas, you will benefit from 34 extra free spins. This can result in a total of 54 free spins. Here’s what each collection area gives you:

When 1 or more fisherman wild symbol lands with any cash symbols, all cash prizes are collected by each wild symbol. This is known as the Cash Symbols feature.

If you fill all 5 collection area, all scatters become gold fish symbols with more free spins awarded. When a gold fish and wild symbol appear simultaneously, 3 chests will appear on the screen. You simply choose 1 to reveal a cash prize. The Minor, Major and Grand Prizes are as follows:

Fishin’ Bonanza Review Summary – light-hearted fishing fun

The Fishin’ Bonanza slot is colourful and fun, theme wise. Beautifully designed, it all hinges on the Free Games feature where can win plenty of free spins as well as cash prizes.

That said, the turtle symbol is the key to big payouts. A screen full of turtles will result in the maximum 2,000 x stake prize. You can win pretty big during the free spins if you manage to win the Grand Prize of 500 x stake alongside some lucrative turtle cash prizes. It will take approximately 115 spins to trigger the free spins which is good.

Overall, Fishin’ Bonanza will appeal to those players who like Fishin’ Frenzy, IGT’s Lucky Larry’s Lobstermania 2 and Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza. It’s not Playtech’s most rewarding slot game but it’s surely fun with the potential for a decent haul if you manage to reel the fish in.