Pragmatic Play · 2023
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is a high volatility fishing video slot from Pragmatic Play with a 5x3 grid, 10 fixed paylines and two bonus modes.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and players must be 18+.
A 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines gives the game its fishing theme. Paylines pay from the leftmost reel to the right, and two matching symbols are enough for a win. Three or more MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner, and three or more SCATTER symbols start Free Spins. The symbols run from a bass and a bobber up to the card ranks A, K, Q and J.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The WILD Fisherman collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter in free spins. Each fourth WILD collected adds 10 spins and a multiplier up to x10, for 3 retriggers at most. Hold & Spinner starts with 4 respins, and each new MONEY hit resets the count to 4.
Know your return
Useful before your first spin, when you compare the RTP, volatility and maximum win.
| What it means | What you see |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility level | High |
| Reel grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Win at highest bet | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
100x the total bet buys either bonus round, so at the A$10 example top bet each one costs A$1,000 in one go.
| Add-on | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins at 100x | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
| Hold & Spinner at 100x | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Per A$100 staked, the return to player is the RTP share of that stake, averaged over a long run, not one session. The version running here is shown in the game rules.
| RTP level | RTP | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.09% | Nil |
| Variant 2 | 96.07% | Yes |
Know each step
Settles the order of a round, from the first bet to the bonus features.
A$0.10 is the floor and A$375 the ceiling, so you choose any stake between them before each spin. The tables here use A$0.40, A$1 and A$10.
5 reels by 3 rows give 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right from the leftmost reel. Two matching symbols on a line can already pay.
3+ MONEY symbols on the grid start Hold and Spinner, and 3+ SCATTER symbols start the Free Spins. The Wild and the collection multiplier are part of the Free Spins round.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins. Fisherman Wild appears on all reels and collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter.
A$0.10 marks the smallest stake in the game, and no session result can be known before the first spin. Set your stop point before you start and keep to it.
Big Bass Net Round
You will leave knowing how each mode starts, what it pays and what it costs to buy.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 spins. WILD (Fisherman) appears on all reels and substitutes for all except SCATTER and MONEY. It collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter. Every 4th WILD retriggers +10 spins with a rising multiplier, x2 to x10.
Base gameFree spins
Three or more MONEY symbols trigger it, and the grid re-skins as a fishing net. The round starts with 4 respins. Any new MONEY hit resets the count to 4 and adds its value to the total. The total is paid when the respins run out.
Base game reelsCollected MONEY total
Each spin lands on a 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right from the leftmost reel. 3+ SCATTER symbols start Free Spins, and 3+ MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner.
Ready to spinLine wins
Three looks inside
Settles what the bonus screens look like before you start a round.
Practice rounds
After this block you can try the demo and know what the real game requires.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing, so you can learn the 5x3 grid first. The real game needs a Kingbet9 Casino account and you must be 18+.
Play for realFive short replies
After this, you will know what the figures mean and what the bonus costs before you play.
This slot carries high volatility so results can swing widely from spin to spin. A session may stay quiet for a while before a larger payout lands. The max win of x10,000 sets the ceiling of that swing.
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is a 5x3 video slot with 10 fixed paylines. Its bet range runs from A$0.10 to A$375, and the tables on this page use A$0.40, A$1 and A$10 as examples. Check the paytable and modes here before you stake.
The slot runs in two RTP versions, 96.07 and 96.09. The gap between them is small. RTP is a long-run average over many bets, so no single session follows it.
Either bonus can be bought for 100x the total bet. At the example top bet of A$10, each buy costs A$1,000. The price follows the bet, so it stays the same whatever the outcome.
The maximum win is x10,000 times the bet. Put on the example top bet of A$10, that comes to A$100,000, and at the highest bet allowed here, A$375, it reaches A$3,750,000. No one can know in advance when a win this size will land.
More variety
Useful when you want a second game to compare before the first real spin.
This page is for 18+ players only. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or join BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a budget before you open Big Bass – Hold & Spinner, and treat that sum as money spent, not as a balance to win back.
Decide your stopping point before the first spin, and keep it after a win too. A big hit does not change the stake you planned for.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you start. They set a ceiling on what you can lose, chosen before the first spin.
If the game stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop. A pause lets you step back and return with a clear head.
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