Get Hooked Fishing for Profits with Microgaming’s new Reel Spinner Slot

Some of us couldn’t possibly be happier than when sitting on a boat, floating across the ocean and enjoying the tranquil serenity of a weekend fishing excursion. Others would prefer the thrill and excitement of spinning the reels at a casino. As different as the two experiences may seem, you can now do both, thanks to Microgaming‘s latest launch of the Reel Spinner Slot.

This new online slot machine puts players on the high seas, taking to the ocean for a lucrative deep sea fishing adventure, where big fish equal hefty payouts. In fact, with a little luck, the Reel Spinner Slot’s bonus game can deliver up to 112,500 credits in a single spin.

Like most Microgaming creations, this new online slot machine is a cookie cutter design, placing new skins (graphics) over an old programming model. Fortunately, this model is the developer’s relatively new Free Spins format, so if you like fishing and free spin bonuses, you’ll want to give it a try.

Reel Spinner Slot Features

This 5 reel, 15 payline slot is infused with 9 basic paying symbols, a Wild and a bonus-inducing Scatter. Five of the 9 basic symbols are fish (in order of highest paying) – Red Snapper, Yellow Fin Tuna, Dolphin Fish, Barracuda and Flying Fish. The next four symbols have to do with fishing equipment, including a Boat, Compass, Reel and Throttle.

The Reel Spinner slot’s logo is the Wild. This symbol will substitute for any other (except Scatters) to help form winning combinations. It’s also the highest paying symbol in the game when all Wilds line up in a combination of 3, 4 or 5, paying up to 1,500 credits.

The sunset silhouette of a Marlin is the Scatter, and this is the symbol players will most want to see appear on the reels, especially in scattered combinations of 3 or more. First, the player will receive Scatter pays based on the triggering bet. Afterwards, the Reel Spinner Slot Bonus Game is triggered.

The bonus round is the only thing really worth playing for, because that’s where all the action happens and the highest payouts generally occur.

It starts by switching to an alternate screen where a line of 6 boats appear at the bottom of the screen. The player must select one of the boats, which will then speed off to reveal the number of free spins they’ll be awarded (max 20). Next, the fishing reel appears. Clicking on the reel sets its spinning to reveal the multiplier at which all free spins will be paid; anywhere from 2x to 5x the bonus feature’s triggering bet.

Variance

In my experience, this game has a low to medium variance. Winning combinations come somewhat often, and the pays aren’t very substantial in the base game. The key to winning here is triggering the Reel Spinner Slot Bonus Game, where a little luck can deliver huge payouts.