Big Bass Splash 1000

Big Bass Splash 1000 takes the highest-grossing fishing slot in the Pragmatic Play catalogue and raises its ceiling from 5,000x to 25,000x. Built by Reel Kingdom and released in December 2025, it keeps the 5-reel, 3-row, 10-payline grid that players already know from the wider Big Bass series but introduces a 1,000x money fish that can transform an ordinary free spins round into something far bigger. If you have played Big Bass Splash or Big Bass Bonanza, the structure here will feel familiar, though the upgraded multiplier progression and higher-value fish change the maths significantly.

How the Base Game Works

The layout is unchanged from earlier Big Bass entries. Five reels, three rows, ten fixed paylines. Bets run from 10p to £250 per spin. Low-paying symbols are card ranks from 10 through Ace, while the premium icons include a fishing rod and reel, a tackle box, dragonflies and bass fish. The truck symbol is the highest-paying regular icon, awarding 200x your stake for five across a payline.

Fish money symbols can land on any base game spin carrying random cash values between 2x and 1,000x your bet. They sit on the reels waiting to be collected. The fisherman acts as the wild, substituting for all standard symbols and collecting the value of every money fish visible on the same spin. A well-placed fisherman next to a cluster of money symbols can deliver a strong payout even before the bonus triggers.

Free Spins and the Multiplier Progression

Landing three, four or five scatter symbols anywhere on the grid awards 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Before the round begins, up to five random modifiers are applied. These can add extra money symbols to the reels, place additional fisherman wilds, award bonus spins, start you at a higher multiplier level, or increase the odds of the special random features firing during play.

During free spins, every fisherman wild that lands collects all visible money fish values and adds them to your running total. A progress meter tracks how many fishermen you have collected. After every fourth fisherman, you level up, and the multiplier applied to all collected money values increases. The progression runs through 2x at Level 2, 3x at Level 3, and up to 10x at the top tier. Reaching a new level also awards 10 additional free spins, so the round can extend well beyond its starting allocation.

The 1,000x money fish is the centrepiece. When one of these appears alongside an active fisherman wild at a high multiplier level, the resulting collection can stack up quickly. A single 1,000x fish collected at 10x produces 10,000x from that symbol alone.

Hook, Bazooka and Dynamite

Three random features can trigger during free spins to accelerate payouts. The Hook pulls money symbols from off-screen onto the visible reels. The Bazooka converts random standard symbols into money symbols. Dynamite reveals hidden cash values on symbols that were previously blank. All three can overlap on the same spin, creating scenarios where the grid fills with collectible fish values just as a fisherman wild lands to scoop them up.

These modifiers fired in the original Big Bass Splash as well, but with the 1,000x fish now in the mix, their impact scales higher. A Bazooka converting several symbols into money fish that happen to carry triple-digit values alongside a Level 3 or Level 4 multiplier is where the slot reaches toward its 25,000x cap.

RTP and Volatility

Big Bass Splash 1000 has a top-tier RTP of 96.52%, with operators also able to configure it at 95.51% or 94.53%. Volatility is high. The hit frequency sits at roughly one in every 7.33 spins for a base game win, while free spins trigger approximately once in every 113 spins. The maximum win of 25,000x has a probability of about 1 in 3.8 million spins, which reflects just how rare the full ceiling hit is.

For context, the original Big Bass Splash caps at 5,000x with a slightly higher RTP of 96.71%. This 1000 variant trades a fraction of return rate for five times the maximum potential, which is a common pattern across the Pragmatic Play "1000" series.

How It Compares to Other Big Bass Slots

The Big Bass franchise now spans more than a dozen titles. Big Bass Bonanza started it all with a straightforward collect mechanic and a 2,100x cap. Bigger Bass Splash expanded the modifier system and pushed the ceiling higher. Big Bass Splash 1000 takes the Splash formula specifically and increases both the money symbol values and the max win.

Compared to Sweet Bonanza, another Pragmatic Play fan favourite, Big Bass Splash 1000 plays on a fixed-payline grid rather than a cluster-pays engine. The two share high volatility and a strong free spins focus, but the fishing collect mechanic gives this slot a different rhythm. Sweet Bonanza's multiplier bombs are random, while the Big Bass multiplier is earned through a progression system that rewards longer bonus rounds.

Who This Slot Suits

Big Bass Splash 1000 is built for players who already enjoy the fishing formula and want a version where the peaks go higher. The 25,000x cap and 1,000x money fish add a layer of chase value that the standard Splash version cannot match. The trade-off is higher variance. Sessions will swing more sharply, and the bonus round will occasionally fire and return very little because the big results depend on landing those premium fish at elevated multiplier levels.

If you prefer lower volatility within the same franchise, the original Big Bass Bonanza offers a gentler ride. For players who want the biggest possible ceiling from the series, this is the current top end.