Fishing Themed Slots Online

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Fishing is an interesting pastime in many places in the world. It can be engaged in off the sea coasts or in inland rivers and lakes. People fish alone or in groups. All these aspects of fishing have been captured by some video slot games that are popular at online casinos. This article picks up some of the best and discusses how the theme has been executed and the gaming features that they offer.

The software provider Cryptologic offers a fishing themed slot game titled Reel in the Cash. The title covers both the fishing theme and what slots players want to do. The slot game features Henry the fisherman as a central figure. The reels are set under the water and the environment is made realistic with animated fish swimming around. The symbols enhance the fishing theme and include Henry, fish like marlin, sharks and crabs, lures and high value card symbols that have been crafted like fish. There is some excellent animation including one of the marlin pulling the struggling fisherman. The golden lure is the wild symbol. Henry is the scatter symbol. Three or more of this symbol anywhere on the reels activates the bonus game on the second screen. The player has to first select a lure from one of the boxes. This reveals the multiplier, which can be as high as 25 times. Then the player selects a location for fishing. The player casts the line and the fish caught reveals a prize that is enhanced by the multiplier.

Alaskan Fishing is the fishing themed slot game from the software provider Microgaming. It has a greater degree of realism. Alaska is a well known fishing destination to start with. The salmon and the trout have been realistically crafted as have the various fishing equipment. The bear and the eagle are also symbols on the reels. Fish is their natural food and hence they tie up with the theme. The animations are video clips that reveal the breathtaking natural beauty of the region. Alaskan Fishing is a 243 ways to win slot game. The fisherman triggers the Fly Fishing Bonus round. The player has to pick spots in the river. The fisherman catches a fish there and the payout depends on the size of the fish. Five turns are awarded in total. Alaskan Fishing also offers a free spins bonus round. 15 free spins are awarded with the payouts being doubled.

The software provider Playtech has just released a fishing themed slot game titled Fishing with Buddies. It is a very appropriate title because this is a multiplayer video slot game. Fishing with Buddies can be played with up to five players at the same time. Each player first selects a Bear as his avatar. Each player plays the main game by himself, but can see the game of the other players on his screen. The Fish a Crab Feature is triggered when the crab symbol appears below the player's Bear. The bear will cast his fishing line and pull up the crab, and award the bonus credits. Fishing with Buddies contains a two-stage bonus round that is triggered randomly at the same time for all players. In the first stage the Bears of the different players automatically catch fish and award their players bonus credits. The faster the player has played in the main game, the larger is bonus payout is likely to be. The three highest players in the first stage release the goldfish caught by them back in the water and receive further bonus credits.

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