Yes. Hacksaw Gaming built five separate purchase options into Le Fisherman rather than one flat feature-buy price. Three raise the odds of triggering a free spins round without guaranteeing it, and two let you jump straight into a specific bonus mode. The rarest of the three free spins modes, Smokey Under Water, cannot be bought at any price — it only appears from natural scatter landings.
- BonusHunt spins increase trigger odds, they don't guarantee a bonus
- On Thin Ice and Slippery When Wet can be bought directly
- Smokey Under Water is unavailable through any purchase option
How volatility affects bonus buy value
low-medium
Sources describe Le Fisherman as sitting somewhere between low-medium and medium volatility, which matters directly for how a purchased bonus plays out. A feature buy doesn't change the underlying variance of the game — it just skips the wait. Once inside a free spins mode, results still swing around the Golden Squares mechanic and how many Rainbow or Epic Rainbow symbols happen to land, so outcomes from a bought round can vary as widely as one earned naturally.
Reading the FeatureSpin menu
Le Fisherman's bonus buy menu is unusually layered for a Hacksaw title. Rather than a single button that drops you into free spins, the game separates purchases into odds-boosters and direct-entry buys, each priced according to what it delivers.
BonusHunt FeatureSpins sit at the cheap end, priced at 3x the base bet per spin. They don't guarantee anything — they simply raise the chance of hitting one of the three free spins modes to roughly five times the base rate. This is closer to extended, favourably-tilted base-game play than a bonus purchase in the traditional sense.
Two mid-tier options work differently again. Rainbow Trout FeatureSpins, at 50x the bet, guarantee a winning cluster plus a Rainbow or Epic Rainbow symbol on the spin, with any coin prize revealed floored at 1x the bet. Rainbow Epic Drop, at 500x the bet, guarantees an Epic Rainbow specifically, covering more of the grid in special symbols before the Golden Squares activate.
Direct entry into a named bonus round is where the bigger prices sit. On Thin Ice, the entry-level free spins mode, can be bought for 60x the stake. Slippery When Wet, where activated Golden Squares stay lit and can trigger repeatedly, costs 250x the stake. Smokey Under Water, the top-tier mode with the Big Catch Bar locked at maximum from the first spin, is reserved for natural five-scatter landings and isn't purchasable at any price.
Per-feature RTP figures for each of these buy types are inconsistently reported across the sources reviewed for this game, so exact return rates by option shouldn't be treated as fixed. What is consistent is the structure: cheaper options nudge probability, pricier ones buy certainty of a specific outcome, and the best-paying mode is deliberately kept out of reach of direct purchase.
Availability of the bonus buy menu itself can also depend on the operator and jurisdiction. Some casinos serving Canadian players restrict feature-buy functionality even where the base game is offered, so the presence of these options isn't guaranteed at every site.
Le Fisherman bonus buy at a glance
| Provider | Hacksaw Gaming |
|---|---|
| Reels | 3x3 |
| Paylines | cluster pays |
| Volatility | low-medium |
| Max win | 15000x |
| Bet range | 0.10 – 50 |
| Released | February 5, 2026 |
Bonus buy strengths and drawbacks
| Upsides | Downsides |
|---|---|
| Five distinct purchase tiers instead of one flat price | The strongest bonus mode, Smokey Under Water, can't be purchased at any price |
| Two named bonus rounds can be entered directly, skipping the wait | Per-option RTP figures aren't consistently documented, making direct comparison harder |
| Cheaper BonusHunt option lets players raise odds without committing to a full-price buy | Highest-tier Rainbow Epic Drop buy sits at 500x stake, a steep single-spin cost |
What the bonus buy menu includes
- BonusHunt FeatureSpins: 3x bet, roughly 5x higher chance of any bonus triggering
- Rainbow Trout FeatureSpins: 50x bet, guaranteed cluster win plus a Rainbow symbol
- Rainbow Epic Drop FeatureSpins: 500x bet, guaranteed Epic Rainbow on the spin
- On Thin Ice direct buy: 60x bet, immediate entry into the entry-level free spins mode
- Slippery When Wet direct buy: 250x bet, entry into the mode with persistent Golden Squares
- Smokey Under Water: no purchase route, reachable only via five natural scatters
Bonus buy questions
Why can't I buy Smokey Under Water directly in Le Fisherman?
Sources consistently describe it as a hidden epic bonus reserved for landing five FS scatter symbols naturally in a base-game spin. Hacksaw hasn't included a purchase route for this mode, unlike On Thin Ice and Slippery When Wet.
What's the actual difference between buying On Thin Ice and Slippery When Wet?
On Thin Ice, at 60x the stake, keeps Golden Squares highlighted between spins until a Rainbow activates them once. Slippery When Wet, at 250x the stake, lets those same Golden Squares stay lit even after activation, so they can trigger repeatedly across the round.
Does the BonusHunt FeatureSpin guarantee a bonus round?
No. At 3x the bet per spin, BonusHunt only increases the probability of triggering one of the three free spins modes to roughly five times the base rate — it doesn't force a bonus to appear.
Do the Rainbow Trout and Rainbow Epic Drop buys affect prize size, not just symbol odds?
Yes, in a limited way. Both guarantee the presence of a Rainbow or Epic Rainbow symbol on the purchased spin, and any coin prize revealed through Golden Squares during that spin is floored at a minimum of 1x the bet.
Will the bonus buy menu always be available when I load Le Fisherman?
Not necessarily. FeatureSpin availability can be restricted by the operator or by the jurisdiction a player is accessing the game from, so the same casino may offer the base game without exposing every purchase option.
See the current bonus buy prices in play
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