Lucky Angler from NetEnt: Slot Review - reel in a big catch!

This game is all about fishing and in particular, braving the cold of a snowy Arctic environment and trying to nab as many fish as possible. The lake where the fishing takes place is frozen so you will have to use all the ingenuity that you can muster in order to catch some of these wily fish otherwise you might just end up catching an old shoe!

It is a 5 reel slot game with 15 paylines and it contains some interesting features such as free spins and sticky wilds.

Special Features

The first feature to highlight is the Wild symbol. It is denoted by a golden bait logo and it substitutes for all other symbols in the game except the Scatter symbol. A cool thing about is this symbol is that it will always remain sticky. When this symbol helps to form a winning combination, it will remain in place until there are no new wins with it. The only drawback of this symbol is that it only appears on reels 2 and 4 in the main game.

The Scatter symbol is denoted by a long brown fish that is possibly a trout. If you land 3 or more Scatter symbols then you will trigger the Free Spins feature. The more Scatter symbols you land the more free spins you will receive. For instance, if you land 3 of these symbols then you will be given 10 Free Spins, 4 will give you 15 Free Spins, and 5 will give you a whopping 20 Free Spins! A nice thing about this feature is that a Sticky Wild will appear in the middle of reel 3 and remain there throughout the Free Spins game. Free Spins can also be retriggered in this feature if you land 3 more Scatter symbols.

The last feature to mention is the Both Ways Win feature. This pays out winnings from left to right and from right to left, as long as at least 3 of the same symbols appear in order on adjacent reels. It is an interesting feature as a lot of slots pay out only one way so it is a really nice addition to this game.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The graphics are nicely detailed and I liked how fish shadows swim from left to right in the background of the slot. The fish themselves look a little goofy but I suppose that is also the charm of this slot. Symbols range from eels, lobsters and even a battered old boot! The symbols run cleanly along the reels and the Wild symbol, in particular, has a nice animation where a small cute fish is hooked on some bait and reeled in.

There is no real music to mention in this game apart from the sounds and these vary from swirling winds above the lake to bubbles popping gently below the lake surface.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game has 15 paylines, a good RTP of 96.4%, and a maximum payout worth 685X your initial bet.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.30, 0.60, 0.90, 1.20, 1.50, 1.80, 2.10, 2.40, 2.70, 3.00, 3.60, 4.20, 4.50, 4.80, 5.40, 6.00, 7.50, 9.00..150.00

Red Fish Symbol: 40 for 3X, 400 for 4X, 2,000 for 5X
Orange Fish Symbol: 40 for 3X, 300 for 4X, 1,500 for 5X
Blue Fish Symbol: 30 for 3X, 250 for 4X, 1,000 for 5X
Green Lobster Symbol: 30 for 3X, 200 for 4X, 750 for 5X
Old Boot Symbol: 30 for 3X, 175 for 4X, 700 for 5X
A Symbol: 5 for 3X, 20 for 4X, 200 for 5X
K Symbol: 5 for 3X, 20 for 4X, 150 for 5X
Q Symbol: 5 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 125 for 5X
J Symbol: 5 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 100 for 5X

Our Verdict on Lucky Angler

Lucky Angler is produced by NetEnt and it’s a unique game with a highly original theme. The fish have a certain cartoon-like quality to them and this made the game quite appealing to me. The game is of medium variance and you should expect some big wins when you activate the Free Spins feature especially when you land some Sticky Wilds. The Both Ways Win feature also helps with this. Reel in a big payout right now!

Fish for the biggest catch of the day in Lucky Angler!