Pragmatic Play · 2023
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is a 5x3 fishing video slot from Pragmatic Play with high volatility, and this page shows how it pays.
Try the demo for free. The real game needs an account and a player aged 18+.
Pick a bet, and the 5x3 grid of this fishing video slot is ready to play. The game has 10 fixed paylines that pay from the leftmost reel to the right. Two matching symbols from the leftmost reel are enough to pay, so the paytable matters from the first spin. Fishing gear and fish fill the reels, and the bet you choose sets the money value of every win.
Pick this slot if features should decide your round. Free Spins start on three or more SCATTER symbols and award 10 to 20 spins. Hold & Spinner starts on three or more MONEY symbols, and each new MONEY hit resets the respins to four. In Free Spins, Fisherman Wild collects FISH MONEY values, and every fourth Wild adds spins with a rising multiplier.
Plain meaning
After this table, you will have checked every figure before your first bet.
| Game fact | What you see |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Max win multiple | x10,000 |
| Max win at highest bet | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
Before you buy, note both bonus buys cost 100 times the total bet; the table shows the price in dollars at the top example bet.
| Add-on | 100x bet | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins bonus buy | x100 · A$200 | – |
| Hold & Spinner bonus buy | x100 · A$200 | – |
Before you spin, note that RTP is the share of staked money paid back over time, per A$100 staked. The version Primaplay Casino runs is in the game rules. A single session can differ.
| Version | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.09% | Unavailable |
| Edition 2 | 96.07% | Supported |
Four screens shown
This set settles how the bonus and win screens look before you play.
Bonus Rules
Check these rules when you land three symbols and want to know what comes next.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Fisherman WILD symbols appear on all reels and substitute for all but SCATTER and MONEY, collecting FISH MONEY on a 12-slot meter. Every fourth WILD retriggers 10 spins, with multipliers x2, x3 and x10.
Base game spinsSpins and multipliers
Three or more MONEY symbols trigger it and the grid re-skins as a fishing net. The round starts with 4 respins. Each new MONEY hit resets the respin counter to 4 and adds its value to the total. The round ends and awards the total when respins run out.
MONEY symbols landCollected cash
The base game runs on 5 reels x 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines, paying left to right from the leftmost reel. Hold & Spinner starts with three or more MONEY symbols, and Free Spins starts with three or more SCATTER symbols.
Placing a betLine wins
Five steps in order
Read this before your first spin, when you want the order of a round clear.
You pick your bet before the first spin, from A$0.10 up to A$375. The bet sets what each of the 10 paylines pays, so a larger bet raises every prize.
You bet on the 10 fixed paylines, each paying from the leftmost reel to the right. Two matching symbols can form a win on a line.
You watch for three or more SCATTER or MONEY symbols. Three SCATTER start Free Spins, and three MONEY start Hold & Spinner.
You keep your bet in place while the reels land three, four or five SCATTER symbols. They award 10, 15 or 20 free spins.
You set your session limit before the first spin, then stop once you reach it. Hold & Spinner ends only when its respins run out.
Deciding how long to play starts with one fact: the bonus round has no fixed schedule. Nothing on the screen shows when it is due, and earlier spins do not make the next one more likely. The result of one session is random whatever the RTP, so a higher RTP does not promise a better session.
Checking which RTP version you are playing starts in the game rules, because that is the only place it is shown. Both versions sit close together, so the gap between them is small. Read the rules before your first bet, and treat the figure as a long-run average only.
Deciding whether the top prize is worth chasing starts with one number: x10,000 of the total bet. That maximum win is a ceiling reached very rarely, so no session should be planned around it at all.
Three modes to test
Most players worry about losing money before they understand how the rounds work.
Open the demo to see how each round runs; it needs no money and pays nothing. Real play needs an account here and you must be 18+.
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Five questions answered
At Primaplay Casino we answer the questions players ask before they spin, in plain figures.
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner has two RTP versions, 96.07 and 96.09. RTP means return to player, the share of staked money paid back over a very large number of spins. It is a long-run figure and does not predict one session.
The game has high volatility, so wins can come in long dry spells before a big one. The top win is 10,000 times the bet, which is A$20,000 at the A$2 example top bet.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols on the reels trigger Free Spins, which award 10, 15 or 20 spins. During the round, the Wild Fisherman lands on every reel and collects fish money values.
Yes, both Free Spins and Hold & Spinner can be bought for 100 times the total bet. At the A$2 example top bet, each buy costs A$200.
The other Big Bass versions run at 96.50 to 96.52 RTP, above this game's 96.07 and 96.09. Four of them cap the top win at 5,000 times the bet, while Big Bass Splash 1000 goes up to 25,000 times.
Players must be 18+ to play. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or join the self-exclusion register BetStop.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before you open the game. Once that amount is spent, the session is over.
Choose your stop point before the first spin, and keep it after a win too. A win does not change the limit you set.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before you start playing. Both limits help you keep a fixed budget for the session.
If the game stops being fun, take a break, and if you want more distance, register with BetStop to self-exclude.
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