Enjoy a day on the water anytime you launch a session of Hooked on Fishing, our newest slot by Qora Games. The sky is always blue and the water calm in this fishing-inspired slot game, making it a popular pick with the angling crowd.
This game has a 5-reel, 10-line format that will be familiar to anyone who’s played online slots before. Upon launch, you’ll encounter a series of bonus features that set it apart from the average slot. Four jackpots (Mini, Minor, Major, Grand) are included as prizes for a “Jackpot Wheel” feature, and a free spins session is also available to give you a chance to really cash in on your catches.
If you like the idea of reeling in a big one, this game should be at the top of your must-spin list. We’ll go over the specs, including format, design and bonus features, so that you know how to make the most of your Hooked on Fishing casino session. Try it free of charge using Practice Play mode, or with real money using Real Play.
To play with real money, you’ll need to have an account set up here and funds deposited. We accept cryptocurrency, among other transaction options, for deposits into your Bodog account. More on that at the end.
Gameplay & Design
Hooked on Fishing is easy to play, thanks to the straightforward format and standard features. The five reels and three rows of game icons spin underwater, while the jackpots float above the surface, soaking up the sun. The setting is a three-dimensional fishing mecca surrounded by mountains and forests.
The soundtrack is a mix of a musical medley that suits the scene and the sound of bubbles rushing to the water’s surface. You can always turn off the music or sound effects in the game settings.
When you launch a session, you’ll have the option of choosing a bet size that ranges from $0.10 to $100 per spin. Instantly, the paytable in the game menu will reflect your stake, showing exactly how much money you’d win per combination.
Nine game symbols are categorized as high or low. The high ones are fishing gear symbols, such as tackle boxes, fishing rods, lures, and a hat with sunglasses. The low symbols are conventional card ranks (10 to A), which is typical of slot games. As expected, the high symbols pay more than the low.
To trigger the payouts for the game symbols, you must land sufficient matches (minimum of three for almost all game symbols) on any of the game’s 10 paylines. The paylines start on the first reel and move right. To see a map of them, pull up the game settings and scroll down to “Paylines”.
Now that you understand the mechanics of the game, we’ll move on to the fun stull: the bonus features.
Key Features
Scatters
An image of a fisherman reeling in a big bass is the game’s scatter symbol. Landing three or more anywhere on the reels initiates a free spins session, which we’ll explain in the Bonus Rounds section.
Instant Wins
Four fish symbols of increasing size can appear on any of the reels in the base game and free spins mode. These display one of eight instant prizes: 2X, 5X, 10X, 15X, 20X, 25X, 50X, or 2000X. In order to collect their values, you must be in free spins mode.
Coin Collection & Jackpot Game
In the base game, you’ll see the occasional gold coin appear on the reels beside a game symbol; these are collected in the pail that floats on the water. The pail will continue to fill until it triggers the Jackpot Game at random.
For the Jackpot Game, you’ll be brought to a new screen with a 3X4 grid full of the Gold Coins from the pail. All you need to do is select coins and see them reveal a jackpot prize; when you find three matching jackpots, you win it.
The Jackpot Game has the following four possible jackpot prizes:
Mini 20X
Minor 40X
Major 100X
Grand 1,000X
Bonus Rounds
Free Spins
The day gives way to dusk when you make your way to a secondary screen for your free spins session. Triggering it requires a minimum of three scatters to land anywhere on the reels; the more you land, the more free rounds you get.
3 Scatters Trigger 10 Free Spins
4 Scatters Trigger 15 Free Spins
5 Scatters Trigger 20 Free Spins
Free Spin Wilds
All of the instant win fish symbols that were spinning around the reels during the base game become much more valuable in free spins mode. Anytime you land a wild and instant win fish, the wild collects the value of each fish and sends the sum your way.
Another bonus with the wild is connected to a ‘free spin’ metre above the reels. Every time a wild lands, it’s tallied on the metre. When you land three wilds, you get another 10 spins with double the payouts. Another three wilds, and you get 10 more spins with triple the payouts. And lastly, if you manage to get another three, enabling you to reach the end of the metre, you get 10 more spins with a mega 10X multiplier to boot.
Fish Finder
If the wild lands on the reels with no fish symbols to be found, the Fish Finder bonus is activated. The fisherman wild will use his ‘fish locating’ tool to find fish hiding behind other game symbols. He’ll collect their values and tally them for you before adding another tick on the extra spin metre above the reels.
Buy Bonus
To reach free spins immediately, click the “Bonus Buy” button just left of the reels. This brings up the option to pay your way into a round of free spins; it’ll cost 65X your bet, but you can adjust your bet at the point of purchase to make sure the price works for you.
Buying the free spin feature guarantees you’ll see three scatters land on the first three reels of the base game, but you do have a chance of landing more scatters (and receiving more free spins as a result) because Reels No. 4 and 5 stop randomly. If they happen to have scatters on them, you could end up with even more free spins added to your session.
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The more games you play, the better idea you’ll have of what you like and what you don’t like. We make support that approach by offering free trials with all our games. Launch anything on Practice Play mode and see how you like it. You can switch to Real Play with the click of a button. Good luck.