Area Blast Double Bass Slot Review
Most fishing slots use the rod as scenery; Area Blast Double Bass makes it a winch. Almost nothing this game pays flows through its 20 paylines, because the stacked wilds and the Fish Prizes exist to feed one respin round that can lock reels, climb a multiplier and swallow the whole lake. A bearded angler in a red rowboat watches from the corner, rod bent, as if he knows what’s coming up from below.
AreaVegas Games sets it on a 5×4 grid with 20 fixed paylines, running at 96.40% RTP on medium volatility, with stakes from 0.20 to 50.00. Sister titles Area Link Wolf, Area Link Luck and Bass Rush Express fish the same water. What’s biting here is the question the rest of this answers.
Base Game & Features
Wins run left to right across the 20 fixed paylines, starting from the first reel, and only the highest winning combination on each line pays. If several winning combinations land on a single payline, again only the highest counts. The payout for any win is based on the initial bet placed, and the total payout is every payline win from the spin added together.
Stacked wilds land on every reel in the base game and free spins. They substitute for all symbols except the Bonus, Area Blast™ Trigger and Fish Prize symbols, and they form their own winning combinations too. During the Area Blast™ feature they’re removed from the reels entirely, which tells you where the game’s priorities sit.
The rest of the grid is filled with royals and fishing kit, including the boat and the tacklebox. The Fish Prize symbols are the ones worth watching: they can carry cash prizes or the Mini, Minor and Major jackpots, and they’re the currency the whole feature set runs on. The three features feed off them in different ways:
- Area Blast™ – a full Trigger symbol on reel 1 or 5, plus at least one Fish Prize in view
- Free Spins – 3 Bonus symbols anywhere on the reels
- Pick feature – randomly, from Fish Prize symbols at the end of a base game spin
Area Blast Double Bass Free Spins & Bonus Features
The Area Blast™ Feature
Trigger symbols appear on reel 1 and reel 5 only, and Fish Prizes can land anywhere in the window. When a full Trigger fills either edge reel and at least one Fish Prize is showing, the round begins, and it plays out in a fixed sequence:
- Every Fish Prize on the reels pays out immediately
- Partial Trigger symbols nudge to fill their reel, and those reels lock
- The remaining reels respin, and the Area Blast™ multiplier increases by 1
- All Fish Prizes land again, new partial Triggers nudge and lock
- Respins continue until no new Prize or Trigger symbols land
The multiplier is the engine of the payout. It climbs by one on every respin, but it only applies to all prizes when both reel 1 and reel 5 are locked with Trigger symbols; a single locked edge reel leaves the prizes at face value. The multiplier resets to its starting position when the feature ends.
Wilds are stripped from the reels for the duration, so the round belongs entirely to the Fish Prizes and the Trigger symbols chasing them. The longer the respins run, the more the locked reels close the water around the catch.
Jackpots
Four jackpots sit on the ladder, worth the following multiples of the total bet:
- Grand – 5,000x the bet
- Major – 100x the bet
- Minor – 20x the bet
- Mini – 5x the bet
Fish Prize symbols in the Area Blast™ feature can award a cash prize or the Mini, Minor or Major jackpot, so the ladder is live on every respin. The Grand sits at the top of it and can only be caught through the Pick feature. At 5,000x the bet, it’s the biggest prize the game offers.
Pick Feature
Once a base game spin settles, the Fish Prize symbols left on the reels can randomly open the Pick feature. You match three icons to win the corresponding Mini, Minor, Major or Grand jackpot. Simple as that.
There’s a twist: if one of the three matching Mini, Minor or Major icons carries a 2x, 3x or 5x marker, that prize is multiplied accordingly. The Pick feature can’t fire after a spin that triggered free spins or the Area Blast™ feature, and it can’t trigger from inside free spins either.
Free Spins
Three Bonus symbols anywhere on the reels award 10 free spins. The Bonus symbol only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4, which keeps the trigger honest without making it cruel. Free spins cannot be retriggered, and all bets played match the spin that triggered the round.
Inside the round, Area Blast™ Trigger symbols that land partially in the window nudge to fill the reel, and the Area Blast™ feature fires more frequently than in the base game. Free spins here are effectively a faster lane to the respin engine rather than a separate attraction.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.6/10
This is a waiting game, and an honest one about it. You cast, the wilds stack, the fish symbols drift past, and the session’s real purpose is landing a full Trigger on an edge reel so the respins can start hauling. That haul is the one reason to pick it: few rounds anywhere build tension the way this one does, reel by reel, with the multiplier ticking up.
The strength is the double-lock payout. When both edge reels lock, every prize on the water pays at the boosted multiplier, and a long run of respins can turn a modest catch into something proper. The weakness is everything around it: free spins can’t retrigger, the Pick feature is a coin toss with a jackpot label, and between features the paylines pay like an afterthought.
It’s a game for someone who likes the long build and doesn’t need a bonus round every few minutes, and it isn’t for anyone chasing big hit after big hit. Medium volatility keeps the wait fair. Pack your patience, settle into the rowboat, and let the lake do the work.
Area Blast Double Bass FAQs
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How does the Area Blast feature trigger in Area Blast Double Bass?
A full Trigger symbol on reel 1 or reel 5, together with at least one Fish Prize anywhere in view, sets it off. Every Fish Prize pays straight away, the Trigger reels lock, and the other reels respin until no new Prize or Trigger symbols land. -
Can free spins be retriggered in Area Blast Double Bass?
No. The round awards 10 spins and runs them out, though the Area Blast feature triggers more frequently during it. -
How does the Pick feature work?
Fish Prize symbols left on the reels after a base game spin can randomly open it. Match three icons to win the Mini, Minor, Major or Grand jackpot, and a 2x, 3x or 5x marker on one of the matching icons multiplies the prize. It cannot fire after a free spins or Area Blast spin, or from inside free spins. -
What jackpots does Area Blast Double Bass have?
Four, based on the total bet: Grand at 5,000x, Major at 100x, Minor at 20x and Mini at 5x. The Pick feature is the only route to the Grand. -
What is the RTP of Area Blast Double Bass?
The RTP is 96.40%, with a hit frequency of 37.81%. -
Is Area Blast Double Bass high volatility?
No, it is a medium volatility game, with 20 fixed paylines on a 5×4 grid. -
What are the minimum and maximum bets in Area Blast Double Bass?
Stakes run from 0.20 to 50.00 per spin. -
When was Area Blast Double Bass released?
Area Blast Double Bass was released on 16 August 2023.
