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Lucky Fishing Megaways

Slots Video Slots Nature Animals Fish Sea Love

High-volatility fishing Megaways slot with transforming Wild reels

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.97%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

5,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

117649 lines

Player rating

4.6 ★

9 votes

DEMO Play free, no signup

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4.6 / 5

9 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.97% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x5000.00 (5000×) → 7.4/10

Features10/10

18 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics9.1/10

f=18 r=6 p=117649 → 9.1/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

6x7 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.2/10

provider avg 7.2 → 7.2/10

Popularity3.1/10

search demand p12 + proxy blend (70/30) → 3.1/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 77 — Lucky Fishing Megaways by Pragmatic Play

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Slot Summary

Pragmatic Play introduced Lucky Fishing Megaways as a fishing-themed Megaways release in December 2022, but its 96.97% RTP is the first figure worth noticing. The play model then shifts attention to Cascading wins: winning symbols disappear, replacements fall, and the Free Spins Multiplier rises after each winning cascade. A Fishing Boat can also turn two reels into multiplier Wild reels, giving the high-volatility format a clear mechanical signature.

How It Plays

Six reels can produce as many as 117649 Megaways. After a winning combination, its symbols are removed and new symbols fall into their places, allowing another result from the same paid spin.

The Wild substitutes for ordinary symbols but not the Scatter. This keeps feature entry separate from line completion while Cascading replacements create the possibility of consecutive wins.

Theme & Atmosphere

Fish symbols and the Sea setting give the variable reel grid an immediately readable subject. The Fishing Boat also turns a Nature motif into an active part of play.

Rather than treating the Animals as static pay symbols, the game connects its fishing subject to the reel modifier that can replace two columns with multiplier Wild reels.

Nature Animals Fish Sea Love

Features & Win Potential

The Fishing Boat may convert two reels into multiplier Wild reels. That Colossal Reels effect can support combinations across the shifting Megaways layout during ordinary play.

Cascading removes each winning set before replacement symbols arrive. The process continues while new wins form, so one paid spin can produce several consecutive evaluations.

High volatility Free Spins 6 Reels Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Cascading Megaways Gamble Bonus Buy Multiway (+1024)RTP range 96% RTP Avalanche Colossal Reels Grid Free Spins Multiplier Risk/Gamble (Double) game

Bonus & Free Spins

Four or more Scatters trigger Free Spins, with additional Scatters increasing the opening total. Before the round begins, the Gamble option can be used to pursue more spins.

During Free Spins, every winning Cascade increases the overall multiplier by 1x. Three or more additional Scatters retrigger the feature and add four spins.

Screenshots

3 gameplay frames

Gameplay screenshot of Lucky Fishing Megaways (1 of 3)

Gameplay screenshot of Lucky Fishing Megaways (2 of 3)

Gameplay screenshot of Lucky Fishing Megaways (3 of 3)

Spec sheet

Lucky Fishing Megaways at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameLucky Fishing Megaways

StudioPragmatic Play

Released12/27/2022

Math

SlotRanker Score77

RTP96.97%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win5,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating4.6 / 5 · 9 votes

Format

Reels6

Paylines117649

Layout6x7

This game is searched most in Argentina, Australia, and Brazil.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.97% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$2.42

Cost per session$2.42

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Lucky Fishing Megaways? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.97%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Lucky Fishing Megaways with other games

	Lucky Fishing Megaways Score 77This game	Cash Reef Score 76	Monkeys Go Bananas MultiMax Score 71	Sea of Plenty Score 70	Lucky Turtle Score 56
Identity
Studio	Pragmatic Play	Habanero	Yggdrasil Gaming	Indigo Magic	Ready Play Gaming
Released	12/27/2022	9/15/2016	5/23/2024	8/11/2022	2/3/2023
Math
RTP	96.97%	96.16%	94%	96%	95.04%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	—
Max win	5,000×	—	10,000×	5,000×	—
Format
Reels	6	5	5	5	5
Layout	6x7	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	117649	243	243	30	20
Min bet	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.2
Max bet	100	6000	10	120	20
Features
Progressive	—	✓	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	—	—	—	✓	—
Respins	—	—	—	✓	—

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Lucky Fishing Megaways

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Max win

5,000×

Score

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