How the Lure 'Em In Feature Works
Three tackle boxes sit above the reels throughout your session: purple (Cast and Catch), red (Golden Catch), and green (Take the Bait). Each bonus scatter symbol that lands displays a coloured flag matching one of the tackle boxes.
When you land 3 or more scatters, you trigger Free Games with at least one enhancement active. Landing 3 scatters guarantees one tackle box opens. The more scatters you collect over time, the more boxes fill up. Trigger with two boxes open for Super Free Games. Fill all three for Mega Free Games with every enhancement active simultaneously.
The bonus can also randomly trigger with just 1 or 2 scatters, awarding 10 Free Games. This keeps every spin exciting as you're never far from a bonus round.
Free Games and the Big Catch Trail
During Free Games, the Fisherman Wild becomes active. When it lands with cash prize fish symbols in view, it collects and awards their values immediately. Each Fisherman symbol that lands increments the Big Catch Trail:
- 4 Fisherman symbols: +5 games, upgrade 2x/5x fish to 10x/15x values
- 8 Fisherman symbols: +5 games, upgrade 10x/15x fish to 20x/25x values
- 12 Fisherman symbols: +5 games, upgrade 20x/25x fish to 50x values
This progressive upgrade system means your later spins in a bonus round carry significantly higher win potential than your first spins. Combined with the Golden Catch multipliers or Cast and Catch respins, the upgrades create explosive win possibilities.
Cash Prize Fish Values
Five different fish symbols appear during the bonus, each carrying specific cash prize ranges (all values multiply your base stake):
The Premium Golden Fish (distinguished by its orange background) can award up to 1000x your stake on a single symbol. When multiple high-value fish land with a Golden Fisherman and a 5x multiplier, wins quickly scale into hundreds or thousands of times your bet.
Express Bet Feature
During base game play, you can activate Express Bet for an additional 50% of your stake (so a $1.00 bet becomes $1.50 total). This significantly increases your chances of triggering the Free Games bonus. The feature displays as a panel on the left side with green checkmark and red X buttons to toggle it on and off.
Express Bet maintains the same 94% RTP as standard play while giving you more frequent bonus entries, ideal for players who prefer higher volatility and more bonus rounds rather than smaller base game hits.
Base Game Symbols and Pays
Outside of the bonus, standard symbols pay left to right on the 10 paylines. High-value symbols include the Fisherman (200x for five), Pelican (200x for five), Fishing Rod (100x for five), Life Preserver and Tackle Box (both 50x for five). Card symbols 10 through Ace pay 5x to 10x for five of a kind.
Any Fish symbol acts as a grouped pay symbol during base play, meaning any combination of fish counts as a matching combination. Five mixed fish award 20x, making them competitive with the premium symbols even before the bonus activates.
Strategy for Canadian Players
With 94% RTP and high volatility, this slot suits players comfortable with swings in bankroll. The tackle box collection mechanic rewards longer sessions, as scatters accumulate over multiple spins. Consider using Autoplay for 50-100 spins to build up tackle boxes before a bonus triggers.
Express Bet increases bonus frequency but costs 50% more per spin. Calculate your total session budget accordingly. If you're playing a 100-spin session at $1.00 per spin without Express Bet, that's $100 risk. With Express Bet active, the same 100 spins cost $150.
The Big Catch Trail upgrades mean bonus rounds that start slowly can explode in the final spins. Don't evaluate a bonus round until it completes, as landing multiple Fisherman symbols late in the feature with upgraded fish values produces the biggest wins.
