Big Bass - Secrets of the Golden Lake review: 96.07% RTP, 316,708 public bets tracked

Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake is a 5x3 Big Bass slot with two free spins rounds, picked by a card draw. Three or more scatters give up to 20 free spins. Declared RTP is 96.07%, well under the original Big Bass Bonanza’s 96.71%.

How the Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake bonus works

When free spins trigger, you pick one of 12 face-down cards. A bonus card starts the classic free spins, where each fisherman wild collects every money symbol on screen. Two of the 12 cards open the Golden Lake round instead.

Big Bass Golden Lake free spins

In the Golden Lake, only money symbols and fisherman wilds can land. The fisherman can also hook gold diamonds that rewind the reels for another catch. That makes it the round to hope for, since every spin is all fish and wilds.

In both rounds, a meter collects up to 12 fisherman wilds. Every fourth one adds 10 free spins and raises the win multiplier, up to 10x.

Who Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake is for

The core collect bonus is the same as Big Bass Bonanza, and the card draw adds a second, richer round to chase. It comes with a lower declared RTP, 96.07% against 96.71%. If RTP comes first for you, the original is the better pick.