Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch

Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch Slot Review

Santa sits on a frozen lake in a red plaid trapper hat, rod bent over water hemmed in by snow-heavy firs. The Christmas dressing is the least interesting thing here: Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch is a collector game in a jumper, and it’s braver about that than most festive reskins bother to be. Reflex have been to this lake before; Big Game Fishing Rapid Riches fished the same water in 2026.

It’s a 5×3 grid over 10 paylines, running at 94.0% RTP with high volatility, and stakes from €0.10 to €100. Sister titles 2 Fast 2 Fruity and Bugs Money cover similar ground elsewhere in the studio’s catalogue. Pack a thermos; this lake takes patience.

Base Game & Features

The reels sit in a candy-cane striped frame with a holly wreath badge in the corner, all bright cartoon gloss. Underneath the dressing it’s a straightforward ten-line game: wins pay left to right on numbered lines, and only the highest combination per line counts.

The Santa fisherman is the top payer, and he’s also the man doing the collecting once the bonus arrives. The paytable, at the top of the stake range:

• Santa (fisherman): 0.5x for two, 5x for three, 20x for four, 5,000x for five
• Boat: 0.5x for two, 5x for three, 20x for four, 200x for five
• Sack/Pig: 3x for three, 15x for four, 100x for five
• Rod/Reel and Bobber: 2x for three, 10x for four, 50x for five
• Gold Fish: 1x for three, 5x for four, 20x for five
• A and K: 0.2x for three, 2.5x for four, 10x for five
• Q, J and 10: 0.2x for three, 1x for four, 5x for five

Cash Fish

Fish symbols carry a cash value underneath them, and the bigger the fish, the bigger the value. On their own in the base game they don’t pay; they’re the currency the bonus round collects. That makes every fish that lands a small promise rather than a win.

Hook a Bonus

At the end of any base game spin, fishing rods can appear above reels that don’t already hold a bonus symbol. Each rod may hook a bonus symbol and drop it onto the reel, and if that completes a trigger of three or more, the bonus fires.

It’s a neat second-chance mechanic. Two scatters never feel like a total write-off here.

Max Play Mode

Max Play is an alternative base game at the same stake. A Fisherman symbol is added to the reels, which activates the Cash Fish awards, and the reels then contain only Fish, Fisherman and Bonus symbols.

The regular pay symbols are replaced by a Christmas Pudding filler with no prize value. Every spin becomes about the fish and the collector, and it works across the full stake range of the standard game.

Golden Bet

For 1.5x your stake, Golden Bet doubles the chance of triggering the free spins. It also adds a Bonus Respin whenever exactly two bonus symbols land: any reel without a bonus symbol spins off separately for a second chance at the third.

It’s available in both standard and Max Play modes, and the paytable and cash fish values don’t change while it’s on. The 50% stake increase is buying trigger odds and nothing else.

Dual Gamble

Base game wins can be gambled on one of two wheels, and operators can set the feature off, on, or restricted to wins of 5x and up. Each wheel offers a different route:

• Left wheel: multiplies the current prize by 1.5x, 2x, 3x or 5x
• Right wheel: gambles the prize for levels of free spins entry, from five free spins up to the equivalent of a five-bonus-symbol trigger

Green segment wins, red loses, and it continues until you collect, lose or hit the maximum. The free spins wheel disables once you’re past the highest entry level.

Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch Free Spins & Bonus Features

Three or more bonus symbols anywhere in view triggers the free spins, and the count of scatters matters more than usual:

• 3 bonus symbols: 10 free spins, starting at level 1
• 4 bonus symbols: 15 free spins, starting at level 2, with three Fisherman symbols already on the trail
• 5 bonus symbols: 20 free spins, starting at level 4, with the Fisherman trail completed

Fish Upgrades

At the start of the bonus, the two smallest fish types on the reels are upgraded to the next level. During the round, every Fisherman symbol that lands is added to a trail.

At three, six and nine fishermen collected, the lowest fish type on the reels is upgraded to the next type up, and an extra 10 free spins are awarded each time. The round builds on itself the longer it runs.

Fisherman Multiplier

Fisherman symbols during the bonus can carry a multiplier of 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x or 10x, applied to any fish they catch. A fisherman that lands with no Cash Fish in view locks in place until fish arrive or the round ends.

An early high-multiplier fisherman will sit there waiting for something to collect. Those sticky collectors with a 10x attached are where the round’s real money lives.

Bonus Buy

The free spins can be bought outright for 125x the base bet, which guarantees three or more bonus symbols spin in and the round triggers. Given the tiered entry, that price buys you the bottom rung, ten spins at level 1, rather than the enhanced entry four or five scatters would give.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 7.6/10

You spend a lot of time on this ice watching fish drift past, and that’s the honest appeal of it: every Cash Fish is a small step towards the round where they all get paid, and the game knows that’s why you’re here. The bonus round is the best thing Reflex have built. The upgrade trail means the round gets more valuable the longer it lasts, and a sticky fisherman carrying a 10x multiplier turns every fish that follows into a genuinely big number.

The weakness is the price of admission: 94.0% is a thin return for a game this patient, and the standard paytable won’t carry a session on its own. Anyone who enjoys the long build towards one big haul will be happy out on this lake; anyone after quick, regular wins has warmer water elsewhere.

Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch FAQs

• How do you trigger the free spins in Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  Three or more bonus symbols anywhere in view trigger the bonus. Three awards 10 free spins from level 1, four awards 15 free spins from level 2 with three fishermen already on the trail, and five awards 20 free spins with the trail completed.
• What does Golden Bet do in Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  It raises your stake by half again and, in exchange, doubles the chance of the free spins triggering. Exactly two bonus symbols landing earns a Bonus Respin, where every reel without a bonus symbol on it spins again for another shot at the trigger.
• What is Max Play mode in Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  It’s a second way to run the base game at the same stake. A Fisherman symbol joins the reels, activating the Cash Fish awards, and the reels then hold only Fish, Fisherman and Bonus symbols, with regular pay symbols swapped for a prizeless Christmas Pudding filler.
• Can you buy the bonus on Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  Yes, for 125x the base bet. The buy guarantees enough bonus symbols spin in to trigger the round, at the bottom tier of ten free spins.
• What is the RTP of Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  The RTP is 94.0%. That’s on the low side for a high-volatility game.
• Is Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch high volatility?

  Yes, it’s a high-volatility game with a hit frequency of 17.92%, so wins land on roughly one spin in five. The bonus round is where the meaningful money is.
• What is the minimum and maximum bet on Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  Stakes run from €0.10 to €100 per spin, and Max Play can be played across the same range.
• Who makes Big Game Fishing Christmas Catch?

  Reflex. Its release date is 9 December 2025.