Bigger Bass Blizzard - Christmas Catch

The waters featured in Bigger Bass Blizzard are on the verge of freezing. However, one fisherman is braving the elements in the hopes of a big catch. While the name suggests that this game focuses on a Christmas theme, it's more centred around winter, with no festive touches really standing out. The graphics are high quality, with smooth animations and sound effects for matching combinations. 

Of course, this slot was created by Pragmatic Play, who has released a variety of other games in the 'Big Bass' series. This includes popular titles such as the original Big Bass Bonanza, alongside other variations like Big Bass Bonanza - Keeping it Reel. It's also worth mentioning that Reel Kingdom helped with the production of this release too! 

First up are the standard 10, J, Q, K, and A symbols that are found across the range of Big Bass games. Next is a tackle box, a float, a rod, and the fisherman on a jet ski. These can award up to 50x, 50x, 100x, or 200x the stake size, respectively, if 5 match along a payline.

The first special symbols are the fish, which will display fixed values of 2x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, or 4,000x the total bet. If five create a matching combination, the values will be totalled up and awarded to the player.

Scatter symbols also appear as a bass that is about to be hooked. Finally, there is a wild symbol, shown as the fisherman, that can appear exclusively during the free spins bonus mode, which is covered in detail below. This icon can also replace any standard symbol to create a matching combination.

There is one bonus in Bigger Bass Blizzard - Christmas Catch, which is the aforementioned free spins mode that will trigger if three or more scatter symbols appear across any of the reels. Should 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols drop into view, players will be awarded with 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. A mini feature may also trigger when two scatter symbols appear, with a hook randomly dragging one more onto the reels.

Wild symbols become active during the free spins mode, collecting any of the fish symbols on the board. In addition to this, the wild symbols will be collected themselves. Players will be awarded ten additional spins at a total of 4, 8, and 12 collected wilds, with the potential win multiplier increasing to 2x, 3x, and then 10x, respectively. These spins will be played after the others have been completed. Keep in mind that this mode can only be retriggered a total of three times.

Now, there are a few other things for players to look out for when free spins are in play. The first of these is a whale splashing onto the screen, which can create other fish icons across the board. A golden 'max win' fish can also appear that will award players with the maximum possible win of 4,000x if it's reeled in. Finally, there is an ante bet for 1.5x the stake size, which can increase the chance of scatters landing, alongside the option to buy the bonus for 100x the bet. If bought, 3, 4, or 5 scatters can appear.

In conclusion, Bigger Bass Blizzard - Christmas Catch is a slot that contains a single bonus; however, this mode is packed with features. This game is also different as it focuses more on the seasonal aspect, as opposed to Christmas itself.