Big Bass – Keeping it Reel: another cast from the riverbank

A familiar face with a fresh title

By the time Keeping it Reel arrived, the Big Bass series had grown into a small library: the original, a bigger grid, a splashier version with random modifiers, seasonal editions and more. This entry keeps the riverside setting, the cartoon fisherman and the fish that carry cash values on their scales.

The heart of the series stays the same. Scatters lead to free spins, and in the bonus the fisherman lands as a wild and collects the value of every fish on screen. Collecting fishermen moves you up a retrigger ladder, with more spins and bigger multipliers on his catches.

What to look for in this version

Each Big Bass sequel changes something, and we'd rather point you to the right places than guess. In the demo, open the paytable and check the grid and line count, whether the base game has a random feature that brings the fisherman in early, and whether the free spins can start with modifiers. Those three points are where the entries in the series differ most, and they shape how a session plays out.

Playing Keeping it Reel free

The Big Bass – Keeping it Reel demo gives you 1,000 virtual credits, no sign-up and no download. Give it 200 to 250 spins at a stake equivalent to £0.20 and keep a tally: spins between bonuses, fishermen collected per bonus, and how many free spins rounds stall on the first level. If you have a favourite earlier entry, repeat the test there at the same stake; the comparison is more useful than any written verdict.

There's no bonus buy in this version, so the free spins come from the scatters alone. If it earns a place in your rotation, the same game runs for real money at the casinos listed below.