Pragmatic Play · 2023
Five reels and three rows make up this high volatility fishing slot from Pragmatic Play. This page shows how Big Bass – Hold & Spinner pays.
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Big Bass – Hold & Spinner
This table settles the provider, RTP, volatility, grid, top win and release of the game.
| Game detail | Read as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
Five reels and three rows make up the grid, and the fishing theme runs through every symbol. Wins form on 10 fixed paylines that pay from the leftmost reel to the right. Two matching symbols from the left can already pay. Three or more Money symbols start Hold & Spinner, a respin round in which the values of new Money hits add up. Scatter symbols bring Free Spins.
The Fisherman Wild appears on every reel and substitutes for all symbols except Scatter and Money. In Free Spins it collects Fish Money values on a 12-slot meter. Every fourth Wild collected adds 10 spins and lifts the collection multiplier to x2, x3 and then x10, with at most three retriggers. Hold & Spinner turns the grid into a fishing net.
When the bonus lands
After these screens, you will have seen the free spins and the Hold & Spinner net.
Three modes to know
Most players wonder when the bonus starts and how many spins it gives.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Wild Fisherman symbols substitute for all symbols except SCATTER and MONEY. Each Wild collects a FISH MONEY value on a 12-slot meter. Every fourth Wild retriggers 10 more spins, with multipliers of x2, x3 and x10.
Base gameFree spins
Once 3 or more MONEY symbols land, the grid turns into a fishing net. Non-MONEY cells become decorative filler tiles. The round starts with 4 respins, and each new MONEY hit adds its value and resets the counter to 4. The total is paid once respins run out.
Base gameTotal payout
Symbols land on 5 reels x 3 rows, and wins pay on 10 fixed paylines from the leftmost reel to the right. Three or more MONEY symbols trigger Hold & Spinner, while 3 or more SCATTER symbols trigger Free Spins.
Bet placedLine wins
Five steps in order
This part settles what happens from the bet to the payout, one step at a time.
Each spin of the reels is paid at the bet you set, from A$0.10 to A$375. That bet scales every prize in the base game and both bonus rounds.
Symbols land on the 5x3 grid and pay along the 10 fixed paylines, read from the leftmost reel to the right. Two matching symbols on a payline are enough to pay.
Three or more MONEY symbols landing on the reels start Hold & Spinner. Free Spins begin with three or more SCATTER symbols, and each MONEY symbol carries its own cash value.
Three SCATTER symbols award 10 free spins, four award 15 and five award 20. Once active, the Fisherman WILD appears on every reel and replaces all symbols except SCATTER and MONEY.
When the reels stop, the bet you set is gone whether the spin pays or not. Decide your session budget before the first spin, then stop when it runs out.
Each bonus buy costs a fixed multiple of the total bet, so it rises with the stake; the table uses a bet of A$1.
| Add-on | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins at 100x bet | x100 · A$100 | – |
| Hold & Spinner with four respins | x100 · A$100 | – |
Return to player shows how much of every A$100 staked the game pays back over a long run, on average. The version running on Star Casino is listed in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.09% | No |
| Edition 2 | 96.07% | Available |
Each spin lands a new set of symbols, and nobody can tell in advance when the Hold & Spinner or Free Spins round will start. How often either bonus comes is not known before you play. The result of one session is random, and that holds whatever RTP version runs on the game. A quiet run can last long before any bonus appears.
Every round of reels runs on one of two RTP versions for this game, and the one running here is shown only in the game rules. Open the rules before you play to see which version applies, then read the figures in the table with that version in mind.
Wins on the reels can reach x10,000 of the bet on Big Bass – Hold & Spinner, but that maximum win is a ceiling reached very rarely. A session can end far below it, and no spin shows how close it comes.
Learn before you bet
After this you will know how to start a practice round and when real money comes in.
Spins in the demo cost no money and pay nothing; real-money spins need a Star Casino account and you must be 18 or older.
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Players must be 18+. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or use the self-exclusion register BetStop when a break is needed.
Set a fixed budget before you open Big Bass Hold & Spinner. When it is spent, stop playing for the day.
Decide when to stop before the first spin, and keep to it after a win. A win does not change the next spin's result.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play. They cap what you can pay in and lose.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun, or register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Big Bass Hold & Spinner
Quick answers on demo play, volatility, free spins, bonus buys and how the series versions differ.
Start at the lowest bet of A$0.10 to learn the rules at small cost. The example bets on this page are A$0.40 and A$1, and the highest bet allowed is A$375. Each mode is described on this page, so compare the rules before you raise your stake.
The slot has high volatility. Results swing widely, so dry spells can be followed by larger wins. How often the bonus comes and how a session ends cannot be known in advance.
Three SCATTER symbols start the Free Spins with 10 spins, four award 15 and five award 20. During the round, every fourth WILD collected retriggers 10 more spins, up to three times.
Both Free Spins and Hold & Spinner can be bought for 100x the total bet. At the example bet of A$1 that is A$100 per buy, so the price rises with the stake.
Big Bass Splash 1000 is the series version with the higher RTP and the bigger maximum win, x25,000 of the bet compared with x10,000 here. This slot has two RTP versions, and each one is listed in the figures table, so check which one you are playing.
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