Big Bass – Hold & Spinner: a Pragmatic Play fishing slot
A high-volatility fishing slot from Pragmatic Play with hold-and-respin and free spins bonus rounds, paying 96.07 percent over time.
Where two bonus modes compete for your spins
Fishing nets and cash collection. Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is a 5-reel, 3-row fishing game from Pragmatic Play with 10 fixed paylines running left to right. You land wins by matching three or more symbols across the reels. The slot centres on two distinct bonus rounds: Hold & Spinner, where money symbols lock in place and reset your respins each time a new money hit lands, and Free Spins, where wild fishermen collect cash values and can retrigger with climbing multipliers. Released in March 2023, it's built for high volatility—wins come less often and can be much bigger.
Know your betting comfort first. This slot suits you if you're comfortable with longer dry runs between wins and enjoy chasing substantial payouts. Bets range from A$0.10 to A$375, so both cautious and aggressive stakers find their level. The two buyable bonuses—each costing 100 times your bet—let you skip the wait and jump straight into feature play. If you prefer frequent small wins or play smaller stakes, the high volatility and A$0.20 minimum paytable bet may not match your style.
Money symbols drive the action. Hold & Spinner shapes most rounds here. When three or more money symbols land, the grid transforms into a fishing net and non-money cells become filler. You start with four respins; each new money symbol resets that counter to four and adds its value to your total. The round ends when respins run out and pays the full amount collected. This mode can deliver sustained momentum as long as fresh money hits keep landing.
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A$3 750 000
Set your bet, spin, and wait for the symbols
You'll understand how each spin unfolds and what can stop a session.
Your first look at the reels and bonuses
What unlocks your biggest payouts
Scatters trigger free spins with climbing multipliers. Land 3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols to start 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The WILD (Fisherman) lands on all reels and collects values on a meter; every 4th WILD adds a multiplier and grants 10 more spins. Maximum 3 retriggering rounds.
Money symbols lock and reset the counter. Three or more MONEY symbols freeze in place while the rest of the grid respins. Each new MONEY hit resets your 4 respins and adds to your total. The round ends when respins run out and pays the collected amount.
Ten paylines and two trigger symbols. Five reels and three rows spin across 10 fixed paylines that run left to right. Three or more MONEY symbols trigger Hold and Spinner, while 3 or more SCATTER symbols unlock free spins.
Where to see every symbol payout
Check the paytable and bonus round screens to see how each symbol pays across all bet sizes and how the Hold & Spinner and Free Spins rounds play out. Big Bass – Hold & Spinner Paytable (Slot Experts)
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Know what to expect from the slot before you stake your first dollar
Your average payout per A$100 wagered
RTP is an average calculated over millions of spins played over time. Each figure below applies only to the game mode or bet type shown next to it.
RTP 96.07% · Standard game or purchased bonus
RTP 96.09% · With ante bet enabled
The three things you cannot predict
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner bonuses: when they come. Bonus rounds arrive without warning. The Hold & Spinner and Free Spins features trigger randomly when their symbols land, so no session pattern can tell you when one is coming.
Does history repeat in slots? Your session result is entirely random and independent. What you win or lose in one play session has no link to what happens next time, even if you bet the same amount on the same game.
Don't chase the top prize. The maximum win of A$3,750,000 is a theoretical ceiling that happens extremely rarely. Most sessions end long before that figure, and planning around it is not realistic.
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Buy your way into bonus rounds
Buy Hold & Spinner
Land 3 or more MONEY symbols to enter Hold & Spinner, or skip the wait and buy straight in. Costs A$500 at your A$5 bet, and the feature runs until respins run out.
When you want bonus spins right away
Land 3 or more SCATTER symbols to unlock Free Spins, or buy your entry now. Costs A$500 at your A$5 bet, and you'll collect values as WILD symbols land on the meter.
Ante Bet option explained
Raise your stake by 50 percent to boost the chance that SCATTER symbols land. At your A$5 bet, the Ante Bet brings your stake to A$7.50 per spin.
Learn what this slot delivers
Find out how this slot sets itself apart, what bets work, and how far a win can reach.
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Big Bass – Hold & Spinner stays a game, not a solution
Plan before you spin. Decide how much you can afford to lose before your session starts, and never chase losses by increasing your bets. Treating Big Bass – Hold & Spinner as entertainment means accepting that your budget might be gone at the end.
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner rewards patience, not endurance. Set a winning target and a losing limit, then walk away when either is reached. Big Bass – Hold & Spinner can deliver a winning streak, but deciding in advance to stop keeps the win a win.
Let your account guard your wallet. Use your account's deposit limits and loss limits to enforce your choices when the game grips you. These tools work in the background; set them once and they hold the line for you.
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is not a fix. If Big Bass – Hold & Spinner stops being fun, or if you're playing to recover losses, take a break or self-exclude. Gambling Help Online, Lifeline Australia and the National Self-Exclusion Register are there when you need them.