Bass Boss Megaways (Red Tiger Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Bass Boss Megaways - Slot Overview

Red Tiger’s Bass Boss Megaways sets six transparent reels over calm water, with a horizontal tracker reel below. The fisherman sits in his boat above, occasionally casting his line during or after a spin. Wins use the Megaways engine for up to 117,649 ways, and chain reactions drop new symbols after each hit. The core twist is instant win fish that don’t use paylines. When the float lands over a reel, every fish on that reel gets scooped and paid straight away.

The studio sticks to the cheerful look from the 2022 original, yet the playfield feels busier. The bottom tracker brings larger fish and special symbols into view, so base spins can spike without a full bonus. There’s no wild symbol, so momentum comes from cascades, random casts, and the odd barrage of fish. I found the rhythm easy to settle into, with steady small pays punctuated by those moments when the float picks a stacked reel or the tracker lines up a tasty catch.

Symbols & Paytable in Bass Boss Megaways

Standard pays mirror the theme. Low symbols are 10, J, Q, K and A, paying 0.2x to 0.25x the bet for six of a kind. Premiums are the fishing rod, hat, lure box, and boat, paying 0.4x to 2.5x for six. There’s no wild, but chain reactions remove winning symbols and keep the spin alive. Regular fish are separate money symbols rather than line pays, so they wait to be collected by the fisherman rather than forming ways wins on their own.

Fish values come in tidy bands. Grey fish hold 0.5x, 1x, 2x, or 3x the stake, while blue fish carry 5x, 6x, 7x, or 10x. The horizontal reel beneath the grid can land the oversized prizes: a 1x2 green fish worth 15x to 30x, a 1x3 orange fish paying 50x to 200x, and a 1x4 golden catfish paying 500x, 750x, 1,000x, or 2,000x. When the float collects any of them, their instant award triggers without needing a conventional combination.

Bass Boss Megaways Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x2.5
	5	x1.25
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.35
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	Bonus

Bonus Features in Bass Boss Megaways

Catch! is the heartbeat. The fisherman drops his float onto a random reel and collects every fish on that reel. He can even cast after a dead spin or post-cascade, rescuing otherwise quiet sequences. Two spice-ups appear at random. Groundbait showers the grid with fish, guaranteeing at least one on every reel. Improved Float applies a random x2, x3, x5, or x10 multiplier to the float in the main game, so any fish hauled up during that cast pays at the multiplied rate.

The horizontal reel carries the best toys. Fish School turns all symbols on the vertical reel above into grey or blue fish, and then they’re immediately scooped. Underwater Mine explodes and pays every fish in view across the grid, a tidy screen clear that feels great when values stack up. The Instant Contest Spins symbol is the fast track, triggering 10 free spins the moment it’s caught. The fisherman must land his float over the reel to activate any of these.

In some regions, Contest Spins can be bought for 110x the bet, which mirrors the trigger format seen during natural play. Where the buy is not offered, the game still hits a good pace thanks to the random casts and the tracker’s special symbols. Either way, the feature mix focuses on collecting money symbols in different ways, with the horizontal reel acting as a feeder lane for bigger fish and key scatters that can swing a session in a single sweep.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins You can buy a round of free spins for 110x your bet.
Feature Cost:	x110 Bet
RTP:	95.66%
Volatility:	-

Contest Spins in Bass Boss Megaways

Contest Spins arrive by landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters for 10, 15, 20, or 25 spins, or instantly via the special symbol on the horizontal reel when the float catches it. During the round, the fisherman casts on every spin, which lifts the hit-rate and keeps fish values in play. A progress bar tracks all fish caught. Hitting milestones not only extends the bonus, it also strengthens the float, so later spins have the punch to turn a decent build into a serious catch.

The trail has four steps. Level 1 at 12 fish grants +8 spins and an x2 float multiplier, Level 2 at 13 fish grants +8 and x3, Level 3 at 14 fish grants +8 and x5, and Level 4 at 15 fish grants +8 and x10. The highest multiplier achieved sticks for the rest of the feature. Oversized fish from the horizontal reel can still be grabbed during Contest Spins, and when they land under a big multiplier, the swing is obvious.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Bass Boss Megaways

Bass Boss Megaways runs on high volatility, with a default RTP quoted at 95.68% in most builds and alternative settings available. The max win peaks at 25,539x the bet, helped by the 117,649-way layout, oversized fish on the tracker, and the x10 float in the late stages of Contest Spins. Hit frequency figures around the 28% mark have been reported, so expect stretches between the better sequences. The game can swagger when Fish School, a float multiplier, and a healthy screen of fish line up.

Our Bass Boss Megaways Verdict

I like how this slot swaps the usual collector wild for a float that targets reels, because it keeps the base game alive while you hunt the bonus. Fish School and the Mine build on that, flooding a reel or clearing the lake in one go. Contest Spins feel familiar yet solid, and the golden catfish sets a clear headline target. It is a lively take on the fishing formula with plenty of reel-to-reel involvement, and the ceiling is big enough to tempt repeat casts.