Trophy Fish Slot Review

Trophy Fish Slot Review

When I first loaded Trophy Fish, I half expected yet another generic fishing slot, but this one held my attention longer than most. The action plays out under the surface, with bubble-lined reels, a rocking boat above and a handsome fisherman watching over the catch. It looks clean rather than flashy, and the upbeat soundtrack fits the laid-back, harbour-style setting quite well during long sessions.

In Trophy Fish, the core idea revolves around Fish money symbols and a single Fisherman Wild in the centre of reel three. When that wild shows up with fish on screen, he scoops their cash values, including any big Trophy Fish or multiplier Golden Fish. It keeps the base game feeling alive, because every new fish that lands might stick around long enough for the fisherman to appear.

Base Game & Features in Trophy Fish

Trophy Fish runs on a 5 reel, 3 row layout with 20 fixed paylines, so anyone used to classic video slots will feel at home straight away. Stakes usually start at 10p and go up to either 4 or 20 per spin, depending on the version. The maths model is firmly high volatility, with the default RTP hovering around the mid ninety five percent mark, though some casinos use slightly lower settings.

Standard wins land when two to five matching symbols fall from the leftmost reel across a payline. Low paying icons are the usual 10 to A royals, worth around 2.5x to 3x your bet for five of a kind. Premium symbols show lures, nets, rods, backpacks and boats, paying between 5x and 50x your stake for a full line, so line hits can matter when fish are scarce.

The headline attraction for me is the quoted max win potential. Depending on which review or configuration you look at, you will see figures between roughly 20,752x and 27,109x your stake. Either way, that sits at the higher end for this style of game, and it is clear that the designers expect most of that to come from Trophy Fish jackpots combined with a strong prize multiplier during free spins.

Trophy Fish Symbols and Paytable

Looking at the paytable in Trophy Fish, there is a clear split between regular line symbols and the various fish icons. Premium picture symbols top out at 50x for five of the best, then drop through 25x, 15x and 10x, with smaller items paying 5x or 3x for a full line. The royal lows mostly sit in the 2.5x to 3x band. Scatter and Wild symbols also appear, while the special Fish symbols carry separate cash values.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x50
	4	x5
	3	x2
	2	x0.2
	5	x25
	4	x3
	3	x1
	2	x0.2
	5	x15
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.8
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x0.6
	5	x5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.4
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x3
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild

Fisherman Wilds in Trophy Fish

Fisherman Wilds in Trophy Fish only ever land in the middle position of reel three, marked by a golden frame, so your eyes keep drifting back to that spot. When he appears, he substitutes for regular symbols and collects every Fish symbol on screen, from modest cash fish to chunky Trophy Fish prizes. It feels great when the grid is packed with locked fish, and the fisherman finally shows up to haul them in.

The fish mechanics help the game stand out a little. Every Fish symbol that lands stays locked for up to two spins, and any new fish resets that two spin counter for all others in view. Golden Fish carry standard cash values but also increase a prize multiplier above the reels, stepping through x3, x5, x10 and x20 when up to four are caught at once, which can turn even modest catches into proper hits.

Free Spins in Trophy Fish

Free Spins in Trophy Fish trigger when the Fisherman Wild grabs a special Free Spins Fish during the base game, which awards eight spins to start with. In the bonus, the fisherman becomes sticky in that middle position on reel three, so he collects every Fish symbol that lands for the whole feature. Catching another Free Spins Fish adds eight extra spins, and in practice I have seen rounds stretch out nicely when they land early.

The prize multiplier gained from Golden Fish also behaves differently once free spins are running. Any multiplier you build by catching Golden Fish stays active for the rest of the bonus, applying to all collected cash fish and Trophy Fish values. For players who do not fancy waiting, a Feature Buy menu exists in many versions, with one option buying a spin with a guaranteed fisherman and fish, and another buying guaranteed entry to free spins.

Our Verdict on Trophy Fish

As a long time slot player, I went into Trophy Fish feeling slightly jaded with fishing themes, yet this one won me over more than I expected. The locking fish can be frustrating when the fisherman refuses to appear, but when it lines up with Golden Fish multipliers the game comes alive. It will not suit small bankrolls because of the steep volatility, yet the punchy max win keeps me coming back for another cast.

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