Fish Tales Double Catch Slot Review

I’ve played more fishing slots than I’d care to explain to a therapist 😂 – and they almost always star the same guy.

The Big Bass dude – thick brown beard, the energy of someone who drinks warm lager for breakfast, and smells like a bait bucket left in the sun 🪰. He’s so overused, Pragmatic Play may as well build him a shrine.

So, when Fish Tales Double Catch slot from Booming Games threw a new fisherman at me, I felt grateful. Sometimes it’s refreshing to swap one guy who smells like trout 🐟 for another who reeks of Old Spice cologne.

This one’s more of an old-timer: grey ponytail, and so aggressively bronzed he could be turned into a luxury handbag 👜. Anyway, time to see what this new catch brings to the reels!

Gameplay

This is what you’ll see when you load up this game: a calm lake, a wooden dock, and a peaceful valley in the background – which feels like the kind of place someone retires to after faking their own death.

The reels are draped in netting, rusty hooks, and weeds. And everything’s resting on a barrel so big it could double as a hot tub for one lonely fisherman.

On the reels, we’ve got a fishing boat, a bait box, a life float, and four mean-looking fish (that carry prizes up to 100x, and also act as regular symbols when 3 or more of any kind land in a payline).

The Scatter is a red-and-white bobber thing. Land enough of them and you’ll get up to 20 Free Spins to play.

The Wild is our sun-damaged fisherman, substituting for everything except the four fish and Scatter. And he moonlights as a Collector symbol, because retirement isn’t cheap.

But this isn’t just a lazy day on the lake hoping something will bite – you’ve got Big Net modifiers, Barrel Boosts, and Cash Collections to help hook in the game’s $400,000 max win, or 10,000x max multiplier.

Fish for huge cash across 10 paylines – with medium to high volatility and a 96.1% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate..

Features

BIG NET

At random during any base game spin – as long as there’s a fish symbol on the reels – the Big Net modifier might activate.

When it does, a large net drops onto the screen and collects all visible fish prize values, awarding the total catch.

BARREL BOOST

During the base game, all Scatters that land get collected in the big barrel above the reels. This barrel can randomly toss extra Scatters onto the reels – giving you a cheeky little nudge to hit that magic third one and trigger Free Spins.

It can only activate when you’ve already got 1 or 2 Scatters on the reels – so don’t expect miracles out of nowhere.

Also, don’t be fooled by how full the barrel gets. Even when it’s overflowing, expanding, and glowing like it’s about to explode, it’s still totally random.

FREE SPINS

Land 3, 4, or 5 Scatters to trigger 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins respectively. During Free Spins, a Cash Collection feature is in play, and you’ve also got two progress bars working overtime – one for increasing multipliers, and one for extra spins.

Progress Bars

Above the reels, you’ll find the Multiplier Bar, which tracks the number of fish you collect during the feature. Every 8 fish landed bumps the multiplier to the next tier – starting at 1x and climbing through 2x, 3x, 5x, and eventually up to 10x.

Whatever multiplier tier you’re on will be applied to all fish prize values for the subsequent Free Spins.

Below the reels is the Free Spins Bar, which fills up every time a Wild lands. For every 4 Wilds collected, you’ll get 5 extra spins – and this can happen up to 4 times. So yes, you can extend your free spins by up to 20 more.

Cash Collection

Whenever the fisherman lands alongside fish during Free Spins, he’ll collect all visible fish prize values and award them to you.

If more than one fisherman (aka Collector) lands at the same time, each one will collect all prizes individually – hence the whole “Double Catch” thing.

BUY BONUS

Can’t be bothered waiting around for the fisherman to do his job? I get it. You have three ways to barge into Free Spins with the Buy Bonus feature:

• Regular Bonus – For 75x your bet, you’ll get 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins with the Cash Collection feature.

• Gold Bonus – For 150x your bet, you’ll get the same 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins — but this time, all fish prize multipliers start at 2x.

• Mystery Bonus – For 250x your bet, you’re diving in deep. You’ll get up to 20 Free Spins with the Cash Collection feature plus a mystery multiplier (up to 100x) applied to all fish prize values.

ANTE BET

Want extra bait? Increase the chances of triggering all game features by enabling the Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature., at an additional cost of 1.5x.

Performance

I really enjoyed the animations and seamless gameplay here – everything runs smoothly and looks great.

But there was one little irk: the game times out fast. So, if you’re thinking of taking a toilet break mid-play – take the game with you.

Maximum Win

Bet levels range from $0.20 to $40, making this game accessible whether you’re here for a casual dip or a full-on trawl.

The maximum win is capped at 10,000x your bet, which means you could net up to $400,000 on a single spin.

Conclusion

This is Booming Games’ second dip into the Fish Tales pond, following Monster Bass. While the visuals are polished and the features more refined, the gameplay still plays second fiddle to Big Bass Bonanza slot – the benchmark in this genre. A high benchmark at that!

Why? Random features like Barrel Boost and Big Net sound exciting but trigger inconsistently – which hurts the game’s pacing compared to Big Bass’s tighter, more frequent bonus structure.

That said, the dual progress bars are a real standout. You can land up to 40 Free Spins in a single round, and fish symbol multipliers can climb to 10x — on fish that already carry values up to 100x.

When it lines up, the payouts can be wild. The problem is… it doesn’t always line up. Collector symbols can be elusive, and without consistent early progress, the Free Spins can stall out quickly.

The Buy Bonus options are fairly priced, with the 75x Regular Bonus offering the best shot at value. The 150x and 250x options are tempting but volatile.

In short: there’s great potential in Fish Tales Double Catch slot – you just need patience, a strong setup in Free Spins, and preferably a Wild landing early.

It's a solid sequel, with fun features, but still not the king of the fishing pond. Although a very close contender in my books.

Slot Details

Game Provider: Booming Games
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 10
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).

The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: Medium/High
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.1%
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 10,000x
Max Win: $400,000
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