Big Salmon Run Slots
We enjoy fishing slots as many have bonus buy features that make it easy to trigger the bonus rounds. Big Salmon Run is an Arrow’s Edge game set on a forest backdrop. Reels are a waterfall filled with fish, fishing gear, and the boat the anglers use. Check out the game’s features and payouts by reading our slot game review.
Before we get to the paytable, here are the basic game details.
- Game Developer: Arrow’s Edge
- Game Type: 5-reel bonus slot
- Game Theme: Fishing
- Paylines: 15
- Betting Options: 30 cents to $240
- Game RTP: 95.6%
A Breakdown of the Paytable
All symbols have to appear at least three times on one of the 15 paylines before you win a prize. If you succeed in getting three, four, or five matching symbols, you’ll win one of these prizes.
- 9 and 10 – 10, 40, or 40 coins
- Jack and Queen – 15, 30, or 60 coins
- King or Ace – 20, 40, or 100 coins
- Fishing Boat – 40, 100, or 500 coins
- Fishing Rod – 50, 200, or 1,000 coins
- Wild Trout – 50, 200, or 1,000 coins
Win More in the Two Bonus Features
After any spin, there’s a random Jumping Wilds feature that finds at least one trout jumping onto a space and turning into a wild.
Some of the symbols on the reels have a dollar amount listed on them. If an angler appears on the reels at the same time, he collects the value of the fish and awards it as an instant win. If that angler is female, you also get a 2x multiplier.
Anglers may appear and cast a fish hook off the reels and onto the backdrop. This irritates the nearby grizzly bear and triggers the free spins bonus round. If the angler is male, you win 3 to 5 free spins. If the angler is female, win 6 to 10 free spins.
During free spins, Grizzly Bear symbols appear on the reels. Those Grizzly Bear symbols are collected in a meter. Collect three of them and win 5 more free spins.
At any time, you can activate Bonus Buy-In and win free spins automatically. It’s a 10x fee to trigger Fish the Salmon or a 60x fee for the Free Spins bonus.
Here’s Our Experience as Proof
While Big Salmon Run slots is clearly patterned after other successful fishing slots, it’s too rewarding to overlook. We selected a wager of $3 and tested out the game with 10 spins.
- 2nd spin - $16
- 3rd spin - $6
- 7th spin - $2
- 8th spin - $2
- 10th spin - $2
We almost broke even, which is what we hope to achieve if we don’t win more than we risked. We also tried out the two Bonus Buy-In options.
Fish the Salmon cost $30 and we won $12, which wasn’t great. The Free Spins cost $180. Our winnings after those spins came to $440, which was worthwhile.
Big Salmon Run is a great game for anyone looking for a slot game where winnings quickly add up. While we didn’t win the two jackpots, there are also two randomly awarded progressive jackpots to add to the excitement. We recommend it.