Pragmatic Play · 2023
Ten fixed paylines on a 5x3 grid and high volatility make Big Bass – Hold & Spinner a Pragmatic Play video slot. Figures and bonus modes come first.
A 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines gives this fishing-themed slot a simple base game. Wins pay from left to right, starting on the leftmost reel, and two matching symbols on a payline are enough to pay. The symbols are bobbers, fishing rods, dragonflies, tackle boxes, fish catches and the A, K, Q and J cards, with the bass fish as Scatter. Landing enough Scatter or Money symbols starts the bonus rounds.
Three Scatter bass fish award 10 free spins, and five award 20. In those spins the Fisherman Wild replaces every symbol except Scatter and Money, and collects fish money on a 12-slot meter. Each fourth Wild collected adds 10 spins and a bigger multiplier. Three or more Money symbols start Hold & Spinner: a fishing net with four respins, reset by each new Money hit.
Before the first bet
This table shows what each number means in money and what it cannot promise on one session.
| Game detail | Figure as shown |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Max win, times bet | x10,000 |
| Max win in money | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
How It Runs
This section settles how a round runs, from the first bet to the moment the session ends.
A$0.10 is the lowest stake and A$375 the highest, so you choose the bet within that range before the first spin. The paytable uses A$0.20 as its example bet.
10 fixed paylines run across the 5x3 grid, and a win forms when matching symbols land in a row from the leftmost reel. Two matching symbols are the fewest that pay.
3 or more Money symbols open Hold & Spinner, a round with its own respins, while the Wild and Multiplier rules sit inside the free spins.
3, 4 or 5 Scatter Bass fish award 10, 15 or 20 free spins, so the number that lands sets the length of the round. Wild Fisherman then shows on every reel.
A$375 is the top bet, so a budget runs out far faster there than at A$0.10. Set your limit before the first spin or call 1800 858 858 for help.
Each paid feature costs 100 times the total bet, so at the top example bet the price is listed in the table below.
| Buy option | Price tag | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Buy Hold & Spinner | x100 · A$500 | – |
A$100 staked is the base for the return to player, the share paid back over a long run. The table shows each version on that base. The version we run is in the game rules.
| Payout level | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.09% | No |
| Edition 2 | 96.07% | Yes |
Big Bass Free Spins
After this section you can tell how each bonus starts, runs and ends before you spin.
3/4/5 SCATTER symbols award 10/15/20 spins. WILD (Fisherman) appears on all reels, substitutes all except SCATTER/MONEY, and collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter. Every 4th WILD collected retriggers +10 spins with an escalating collection multiplier (x2 at 4th, x3 at 8th, x10 at 12th, max 3 retriggers).
Three SCATTER symbols10/15/20 spins
3+ MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner. The grid becomes a fishing net; non-MONEY cells turn into decorative filler tiles. The round starts with 4 respins. Each new MONEY hit resets the counter to 4 and adds its value to the total, paid when the respins run out.
Three MONEY symbolsCollected MONEY total
The grid is 5 reels x 3 rows, with 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right from the leftmost reel. Hold & Spinner triggers on 3+ MONEY symbols, and Free Spins on 3+ SCATTER symbols.
Bet placedLeft-to-right wins
Big Bass Screens
Jackpotcapital Casino shows every screen in the game's own terms, so you know what to expect.
96.07 and 96.09 are the two RTP versions of this slot. An RTP describes the average return over a very long run of spins, so it says nothing about the next spin. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP is.
96.07 or 96.09 is the RTP this game runs, and only the game rules say which one. Check the rules before you stake, since the version sets the return on every bet you place. Keep that in mind when you compare the two versions.
x10,000 is the largest win this game can pay, measured against the bet, and it is reached very rarely. Nothing on this page says when, or whether, a session will get there. The game is high volatility, so wins come unevenly, and a long dry spell says nothing about the next spin.
Learn at no cost
Use it before your first spin, when you want to try the rounds before staking real money.
The demo needs no money and pays nothing. The real game needs an account at Jackpotcapital Casino and the legal age of 18+.
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10 fixed paylines are no reason to stake more than you planned. Set a budget before you start and stop when it is gone.
4 respins start each Hold & Spinner round, so a win can feel like a reason to continue. Decide your stop point before the first spin.
A$375 is the highest bet here, so set your limits before you play. Use the deposit and loss limits in your account, and set them while calm.
High volatility on 5x3 reels is no reason to keep going. When the game stops being fun, take a break or self-exclude through BetStop.
Six answers below
After this you will know the top win, the bets and how the free spins start.
x10,000 is the maximum win, counted as a multiple of the bet, so A$3,750,000 at the top bet of A$375. At the A$5 example bet, the same x10,000 pays A$50,000. Nobody can know in advance whether a spin reaches it.
96.07 and 96.09 are the RTPs here, lower than the 96.50 to 96.52 of the other series versions. The other versions cap at x5,000, except Big Bass Splash 1000 at x25,000, against x10,000 here. Compare these figures before choosing a version to play.
A$0.10 is the lowest bet on Big Bass – Hold & Spinner, so a first session can start small. The paytable is set at A$0.20, with 10 fixed paylines paying from the leftmost reel. Read the paytable before you raise the stake.
96.09 is the higher version and 96.07 the lower one, both paying back on average per A$100 staked over the long run. No single session follows that average. The table below shows the return in money for each version.
3 SCATTER symbols award 10 free spins, 4 award 15 and 5 award 20. The scatter is the Bass fish symbol. During the free spins, the WILD Fisherman appears on all reels and collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter.
A$0.10 and A$375 are the lowest and highest bets on Big Bass – Hold & Spinner. The example bets here are A$0.20, A$0.50 and A$5, and the win figures scale with them. Pick any bet in that range that suits your budget.
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