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Load Fishin’ Frenzy The Big Splash and the first thing that registers is familiarity. Same font, same symbols, same sound effects that have been soundtracking this series since 2014. Blueprint Gaming isn’t hiding it. What they’ve added sits squarely in the bonus round: a Pick A Fish upgrade screen before free games begin, a fisherman collection trail that builds multipliers as the round progresses, and a Buy Bonus option that wasn’t in the earlier entries. For players who know the format, it’s an incremental step. For players new to the series, it’s a good-looking entry point.
The Fisherman symbol only appears during free games. He acts as a wild, substituting for all regular paying symbols, and collects the cash values displayed on every fish symbol visible on the reels whenever he lands. The more fish on screen when a Fisherman arrives, the larger the collection payout. All prizes are multiplied by the total bet.
Fish appear in seven sizes carrying cash value tags worth 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, or 50x your total bet. In regular play, they pay as standard symbols with modest returns. During free games, the cash values are what matters. The Fisherman collects every visible tag on the same spin he lands.
Three or more boat scatter symbols trigger the free games bonus. Three scatters award 10 free games, four scatters award 15, and five scatters award 20. Before the round begins, the Pick A Fish screen opens (more on that below). During free games, landing additional scatters at the same time awards extra free games.
At the start of free games the screen opens onto an underwater view with fish swimming across it. Select one to reveal an upgrade that will be active for the duration of the round. Possible upgrades include Cash Tag (attaches a cash value to one of the premium symbols, so the Fisherman collects it too), +Fish (more fish added to the reels), +Fisherman (an additional Fisherman symbol added), +Collect (Fisherman collects all visible values), Re-Spin (reels respin for an extra cash chance), and +Games (additional free games awarded). The Pick A Fish screen can retrigger during free games, awarding another upgrade selection.
A trail runs above the reels tracking fishermen collected across the bonus round. Reaching 4 collected fishermen awards +10 free games and activates a x2 multiplier on all subsequent wins. Reaching 8 adds another +10 free games and upgrades the multiplier to x3. Reaching 12 awards a final +10 free games and pushes the multiplier to x10. The trail is what gives the bonus round its escalating structure — a cold start can still turn around if the fishermen keep coming.
When the pelican upgrade is active, the pelican symbol contributes to extra wins alongside the standard collection sequence. It appears in the upgrade pool as Tag Active and works in combination with the Fisherman’s collection across the round.
Direct entry into the free games round costs 100x the total bet. At a £1 stake that’s £100. The RTP remains 95% with the bonus buy active.
Fishin’ Frenzy The Big Splash runs on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 10 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel, with only the highest win per line paid. Scatter wins pay in any position and are added to line wins. Bets run from £0.10 to £100 per spin. The RTP is 95% in both standard play and with the bonus buy active. Check the in-game rules screen before starting, as a 93% configuration exists at some operators. Volatility is medium and the maximum win is 4,000x the placed bet.
Values shown at a £1.00 total bet. All wins scale proportionally with your stake.
| Symbol | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind | 2 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman (Wild, free games only) | £200.00 | £20.00 | £5.00 | £0.50 |
| Pelican | £200.00 | £20.00 | £5.00 | £0.50 |
| Fishing Rod | £100.00 | £15.00 | £2.50 | – |
| Life Ring | £50.00 | £10.00 | £2.00 | – |
| Tackle Box | £50.00 | £10.00 | £2.00 | – |
| Fish (any) | £20.00 | £5.00 | £1.00 | – |
| A / K | £10.00 | £2.00 | £0.50 | – |
| Q / J / 10 | £5.00 | £1.00 | £0.50 | – |
The Big Splash moves the Fishin' Frenzy formula one step forward, as every entry in this series does. The Pick A Fish upgrade and multiplier trail are genuine additions that make the free games round more interactive than anything in the original or The Big Catch. The Pick A Fish upgrade and multiplier trail are genuine additions that make the free games round more interactive than anything in the original or The Big Catch. The 4,000x max win cap is the honest limitation. It's a medium-volatility slot with a 95% RTP and a top end that sits below most of its siblings in the series.
The multiplier trail is the most interesting structural addition in this part of the series. Collecting 4, 8, and 12 fishermen across the bonus round unlocks x2, x3, and x10 multipliers alongside extra free games at each threshold. It creates momentum within the round: a slow start can recover if fishermen start landing, and the anticipation of hitting the next trail marker adds something the original collect format never had. The Pick A Fish upgrade at the start also sets up each session differently, with Re-Spin, +Fish, +Fisherman, and Cash Tag each shaping how the round plays out.
The 4,000x max win is the number that works against this game in the context of its own series. The Big Catch sits at 50,000x. Even Bigger Catch sits at 10,000x. Big Splash’s cap, combined with a 95% RTP that matches those entries, makes the maths a harder sell. The buy-in returned £129.50 on a £100 cost in our session, which is a positive result but a modest one. The visual presentation is also unchanged from 2014 — the same backdrop, the same reel style, the same card rank symbols that look like they belong on a fruit machine in a motorway service station.
The Buy Bonus at £1 stake dropped straight into the Pick A Fish screen. An underwater view with fish drifting across a purple backdrop, the upgrade icons waiting along the bottom. Selecting a fish revealed +Fish, adding more fish symbols to the opening reels. The free games began against the series’ familiar sunset backdrop, the trail counter sitting at zero.
The pelican Tag Active upgrade unlocked through another Pick A Fish trigger mid-round, adding extra win contributions alongside the standard collection. Reaching the x2 multiplier threshold came with +10 free games, pushing the total to 15 spins played. A re-spin upgrade fired late in the round, extending the action one more time before the feature closed. Total paid: £129.50. On a £100 buy-in that’s a modest positive return, and the trail gave the session a shape that kept it interesting even when individual spins were quiet.
The Fishin’ Frenzy series has been iterating on the same fishing slot format since 2014, and understanding where The Big Splash fits requires knowing the lineup.
| Game | Key addition | Max win |
|---|---|---|
| Original | Pure collect format | 5,000x |
| The Big Catch | Fish tier upgrades | 50,000x |
| The Big Splash | Pick A Fish + multiplier trail | 4,000x |
| Even Bigger Catch | Gold Fisherman multiplier (up to x10) | 10,000x |
| Big Catch 2 | Power Play + net collection | 50,000x |
| Gold Spins | Premium Gold Spins post-bonus mode | 2,500x |
The table tells its own story. The Big Splash sits at the lower end of the max win range, but it’s the entry that first brought Pick A Fish and the multiplier trail into the series, two additions that make the bonus round feel more like a session than a spin count.
Each entry adds one or two new layers to the same engine without replacing what came before. The Big Splash sits comfortably in that lineage, more interactive than the original and The Big Catch, less ambitious than Even Bigger Catch in terms of top-end potential. Players who want the purest, simplest version should look at the original or Big Catch demo. Players who want a more involving bonus round without the complexity of Big Catch 2 will find The Big Splash the better fit. The one advantage The Big Splash holds over most of the series is the Pick A Fish screen itself. It gives every bonus entry a moment of decision that the other entries don’t quite match.
On our second pick, we unlocked the pelican for extra wins.
The fourth trail unlock granted +10 free games, and the x2 multiplier also kicks in from here.
Catch of the Day – 129.50 total paid across 15 free games.
