The Easter Catch Slot Review
A fisherman in a yellow hard hat leans out of a rowboat with pink flowers tucked into its bow, his line dropping past water lilies towards speckled pastel eggs on the banks. The Easter Catch keeps its Wild locked out of the main game entirely: the richest symbol on the reels appears only inside the free spins round, which means every spin before the bonus is line wins and nothing more. It’s a deliberate starvation, and it works.
It’s a 5×3 reel game with 10 fixed paylines, running at 95.98% RTP in normal mode with mid volatility, and stakes from 0.10 to 7,500.00 per spin. Evoplay titles we’ve covered before, such as Elf Coin Hunt, Piggy Bank: Coinstorm and Hot Triple Sevens, have favoured collect mechanics, but this one hands the whole bonus round to a single wild.
Symbols and Pays
Wins count identical symbols on adjacent reels from the leftmost one, and only the highest combination per payline is paid. There are ten regular symbols in total, split between pond-side premiums and royals, with the Boot sitting on top of the ladder.
- Boot: 0.5x for two, 5x for three, 20x for four, 200x for five
- Hat pays 3x, 15x and 100x for three, four and five
- Frog and Bunny Bag: 2x for three, 10x for four, 50x for five
- Fish (ribbon) pays 1x, 5x and 20x across three to five of a kind
- A, K, Q, J, 10: 0.5x for three, 2.5x for four, 10x for five
The Wild pays the same as the Boot – 5x for three, 20x for four and 200x for five – and substitutes for everything except the Scatter, but it only appears during the free spins round. In the base game it simply doesn’t exist, so every regular spin is line wins and nothing else.
The Scatter is the Easter Spins symbol, and it can land on any reel in the main game only. It doesn’t pay as a symbol; its entire job is opening the bonus round.
Each payline win is the paytable coefficient multiplied by the bet, and the drop from the Boot down to the royals is steep. Choose a stake with that gap in mind.
Autospin is available, and any bonus or free spins win during an autospin sequence ends the autoplay on the spot.
Free Spins and the Fishing Feature
Three, four or five Scatters trigger 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively. Once inside, the round belongs to two symbols that don’t appear in the base game at all: the Wild and the Fish.
The Fishing Feature
Each Fish symbol carries a random value from a ladder of 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 and 2,000x the bet level. When one or more Fish symbols and at least one Wild land together, the Fishing feature fires and each Wild collects every Fish value on the reels. The collected total is added on top of any regular line wins from the same spin.
That stacking rule is what gives the round its shape. Multiple Wilds on the same spin each collect the full set of Fish values, so the payout compounds rather than adds. The 2,000x Fish at the top of the ladder is where the big swings live.
The Dynamite Feature
Losing spins get a second chance. After any spin that pays nothing, if a Wild is on the reels but no Fish symbols are, the Dynamite feature replaces three to six regular symbols with Fish symbols.
It’s a rescue mechanic that keeps the Fishing feature alive even when the reels don’t cooperate.
Extra Spins and the Multiplier Ladder
Every fourth Wild landed awards 10 additional free spins with a bigger Fishing multiplier, and the ladder steps hard:
- First four Wilds: x2 multiplier on Fishing feature payouts
- Second four Wilds: x3 multiplier
- Third four Wilds: x10 multiplier, and the last batch of additional spins
Each new batch is played after the previous one finishes, so a round that keeps landing Wilds keeps escalating. Three batches is the limit: after the x10 set there are no further additional spins to earn.
The ceiling is real, too: the moment the free spins total reaches 10,000x the bet, the round ends immediately, the win is awarded and any remaining spins are forfeited.
Bonus Buy
Three buy options skip the Scatter hunt entirely and drop you straight into the round, each priced as a multiple of the total bet:
- 10 free spins: 50x total bet, RTP 95.68%
- 15 free spins costs 92x total bet and returns 95.89%
- 20 free spins: the priciest at 140x total bet, RTP 95.73%
The purchase itself is a two-step affair: click Buy in the bonus section, then confirm on the popup. The reels then spin to a combination carrying three, four or five Scatters, and the free spins play at the bet used for the purchase. The button blocks itself when the balance can’t cover the price.
Buys can only be made in the main game, and the option may not be available in every market. All three buys return slightly less than the 95.98% normal mode figure, so nothing is gained on paper by skipping the wait.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
Most of your time in The Easter Catch is spent on a quiet pond, waiting for the bobber to go under. The base game pays its line wins and asks nothing of you, and the one reason to keep casting is the round behind the Scatters, where the Wild finally shows up and every Fish on the reels becomes cash.
The strength is that bonus round’s escalation: a long one keeps climbing, and the Dynamite feature means even its dead spins aren’t wasted. The weakness is the price of admission, because a short round with two Wilds and no fourth gives back very little for a lot of patient spinning to get there.
It suits players who like a collect bonus that builds, and who don’t need the base game to entertain them along the way. If constant modifiers and random features are what you fish for, this pond will feel quiet. Patient anglers, though, will land exactly what this slot is holding underwater.
The Easter Catch FAQs
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What is the RTP of The Easter Catch?
The RTP is 95.98% in normal mode. The bonus buy options run slightly lower: 95.68% for 10 spins, 95.89% for 15 spins and 95.73% for 20 spins. -
How do you trigger free spins in The Easter Catch?
Three, four or five Scatter symbols (the Easter Spins symbol) anywhere on the reels in the main game award 10, 15 or 20 free spins respectively. Scatters only appear in the main game. -
What does the Fishing feature do?
During free spins, when at least one Fish symbol and one Wild land together, each Wild collects the values of all Fish symbols on the reels. Fish values range from 2x up to 2,000x the bet level, and the collected total is added to any line wins from the same spin. -
What happens on every fourth Wild in the bonus round?
Every fourth Wild landed awards 10 additional free spins with an increased Fishing feature multiplier: x2 for the first four Wilds, x3 for the second four, and x10 for the third four, which is the final batch. Each new batch plays after the previous one finishes. -
Can you buy the bonus on The Easter Catch?
Yes. You can buy 10 free spins for 50x your total bet, 15 for 92x, or 20 for 140x. The feature is only available in the main game and may not be offered in all markets. -
What is the maximum win on The Easter Catch?
The maximum win is 10,000x your bet. If the total win of the free spins round reaches that figure, the round ends immediately, the win is awarded and all remaining free spins are forfeited. -
What does the Dynamite feature do in The Easter Catch?
It rescues dead spins in the bonus round. When a spin pays nothing and shows a Wild but no Fish symbols, three to six regular symbols turn into Fish symbols, giving the Fishing feature a fresh chance to pay. -
Is The Easter Catch high volatility?
No. The Easter Catch is a mid volatility slot, with a 5×3 grid and 10 fixed paylines.
