Pragmatic Play · 2024
Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake is a 5x3 video slot from Pragmatic Play with high volatility. Here are its figures, rounds and payouts.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Five reels of three rows show bobbers, dragonflies, rods, treasure chests and cooked fish platters. Wins follow 10 fixed paylines and pay from the leftmost reel to the right, on adjacent reels only. Two matching symbols in a row from the left are enough for a win, so small runs can pay as well as long ones. The fishing theme is a backdrop to that simple payline mechanic.
Three, four or five Scatters anywhere on the reels award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. In those spins Fisherman Wild lands on every reel and collects the values of Money symbols. Every fourth Wild collected adds 10 spins and lifts the collection multiplier on the Golden Lake reels. Those reels hold only Money symbols, Fisherman Wild and blank tiles.
Seven numbers
Unsure what RTP or max win means for your money? Each figure below is explained in plain terms.
| What it measures | In the game |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.07% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Max win, times bet | x5,000 |
| Max win at top bet | A$1,875,000 |
| Release date | 08/04/2024 |
Know each payout
At Johnnykash Casino we lay out each round plainly, so you know the bet before you spin.
The reels wait for your bet, which can run from A$0.10 up to A$375 before the first spin.
Matching symbols on adjacent reels pay from the leftmost reel, so two can win. The grid has 10 fixed paylines, and two matching symbols are the fewest that pay.
The Wild, Scatter and Symbol Collection features work on the 10 fixed paylines of the base game. Money Collect and the Progressive Multiplier only show up once a bonus begins.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols landing anywhere on the reels start Free Spins with 10, 15 or 20 spins. FISHERMAN WILD then appears on all reels and collects MONEY values.
The reels keep turning at your chosen bet until you choose to stop. Set your limit before the first spin, not during a run.
Big Bass Secrets
Not sure when the bonus starts or whether you need to pick anything?
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. During those spins, FISHERMAN WILD appears on all reels and collects MONEY symbol values. It can also be bought for 100x total bet, which opens a pick-a-card choice.
Base game spins10-20 free spins
Buying Free Spins for 100x total bet leads to a pick: you choose 1 of 12 face-down cards. The card reveals either a BONUS card, which gives regular Free Spins, or a SECRETS OF THE GOLDEN LAKE card, which starts Golden Lake Free Spins.
Bought Free SpinsA chosen bonus
Special reels hold only MONEY symbols, FISHERMAN WILD and blank tiles, and the round starts with 10 free spins. Every 4th WILD collected retriggers +10 spins and raises the money-collection multiplier to 2x, 3x or 10x. It can be bought for 270x total bet, with no card pick.
Buy or reveal10 free spins
5 reels x 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel, and at least 2 matching symbols are needed. Ante Bet can be switched on for a higher scatter chance, which disables Buy Free Spins.
Bet is setRegular wins
Big Bass Secrets
Screens here come straight from the game at Johnnykash Casino, so you see the real layout first.
Each bonus buy costs a fixed multiple of the total bet, and at the A$10 example bet the price in money sits in the table below.
| Paid feature | Price (A$) | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins Pick-a-Card | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
| Golden Lake Direct Buy | x270 · A$2,700 | – |
Each spin returns a share of the stake to the player over time. The return to player is counted per A$100 staked, and the version running at Johnnykash is listed in the game rules.
| Release name | RTP | Standard release |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.07% | Yes |
Each spin lands its symbols at random, so nobody can say in advance how often the bonus round will appear. The free spins, the Pick a Card result and any Money Collect payout all come from that same random draw. The RTP is a long-run average over many bets, so one session can end above or below it.
The reels run at one RTP version, and the version this site runs is shown only in the game rules. Open the rules panel before you place your first bet, because the version sets the long-run return of the game.
On the reels, the top prize is a ceiling that a round can reach but very rarely does. The maximum win caps every round, however many free spins or multipliers come up. Treat it as the most the game can pay, not as a figure you should expect on any given session.
Big Bass Secrets
Johnnykash Casino lets you learn the reels before any real bet, so each stake is a choice.
Each demo spin costs no money and pays nothing, so you can learn the reels first. The real game needs a Johnnykash Casino account and players aged 18+.
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Four questions
At Johnnykash, the plain numbers come first, so you bet with the facts in view.
Every spin lands on the 5x3 grid, and over a very long run the game returns A$96.07 for every A$100 staked. That figure is an average across all play, so one session can finish well above or below it.
The reels take a stake from A$0.10 up to A$375 per spin. The examples on this page, A$0.20, A$0.50 and A$10, are not limits. At A$375, the top win is A$1,875,000.
On the reels, this version returns 96.07, below the 96.50 to 96.52 of the other Big Bass games. Its top win is x5,000 of the bet, as in four of the others. Big Bass Splash 1000 is the one that goes to x25,000.
The reels can start at the minimum bet of A$0.10, so a first session can run at the lowest stake. Raise the bet only after you have checked the paytable, which is shown at A$0.20.
The legal age to play is 18+. For support call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Each spin takes money from your balance, so decide the total before the first spin.
A round on the reels can end with a big win or a dry run, so set your stop point before you start.
Open your account limits before you play, and set a deposit and a loss limit you can keep to.
If the game stops being fun, take a break, and self-exclude if a break does not help.
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