Technical breakdown – Fishin' Frenzy
Fishin' Frenzy – bonus trigger & wild mechanic
Real Time Gaming designed this 5×3 grid around a single mechanic: the fisherman symbol remains dormant in regular play until boat scatters unlock the bonus, at which point he activates and begins collecting prizes. Standard payline wins drive the base rounds, but once the boats land and the feature opens, the fisherman takes over, pulling in fish values for instant awards whilst the bonus spins continue.
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What the grid configuration delivers
Five vertical reels, three symbol rows, with a payline count you control: select between 1 and 10 active lines during standard play. When boat scatters activate the bonus, all 10 lines switch on automatically for that feature, regardless of your previous selection.
| # | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Provider | Real Time Gaming |
| 02 | Bet per round | 100 through 200,000 (currency-dependent) |
| 03 | Active lines in bonus | 10, fixed |
| 04 | Maximum win | 250,000 / ×250,000 stake multiplier |
Payline wins evaluate left to right, beginning at reel one, continuing only through consecutive reels. Each line awards its single best-paying match – not multiple overlapping wins – and all active line results combine into the round's final total.
Only the boat scatter opens the bonus mode
The boat scatter can appear in any reel position – payline placement is irrelevant. Three, four or five boats determine the number of bonus spins granted, with no partial awards: landing two boats yields nothing.
| # | Boats landed | Spins granted by trigger |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3 boat scatters | 10 free games |
| 02 | 4 boat scatters | 15 free games |
| 03 | 5 boat scatters | 20 free games |
The fisherman activates exclusively in bonus mode
Here's the critical detail: the fisherman wild does not exist in base-game spins. He surfaces only after the bonus begins, where he substitutes for all standard symbols except the boat scatter. He cannot create a fresh trigger – Fishin' Frenzy bonus rounds never retrigger, so your awarded count is final, with no additional stake deducted for those spins.
His primary role is value collection. Whenever a fisherman lands during a bonus spin, he gathers every tagged amount visible on fish symbols across the entire grid – proximity doesn't matter, he collects them all – and the sum is added directly to your feature bank. A screen holding multiple fish with no fisherman present is simply waiting for that collection moment.
| # | Fishermen in view | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2 fishermen | 10 |
| 02 | 3 fishermen | 100 |
| 03 | 4 fishermen | 500 |
| 04 | 5 fishermen | 5,000 |
| # | Range of fish prize tags visible | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 500 |
Five-symbol line awards
Top-tier prizes belong to the catch theme: the pelican pays highest, followed closely by the rod and tackle, with card suit symbols occupying the lower pay brackets in standard Real Time Gaming fashion.
Spin evaluation process
- DirectionEvaluation flows left to right exclusively. Matching symbols must occupy adjacent reels beginning at the first reel.
- Per lineTop match pays only. Each line awards its single highest-value combination, ignoring lesser overlaps within that line.
- Across linesWins are added. All active lines are evaluated separately, then totals are combined for the round result.
- Free gamesNo retrigger. Fresh boat scatters appearing mid-bonus do not add spins, and no stake is charged whilst bonus rounds run.