Pragmatic Play · 2023
This fishing video slot from Pragmatic Play runs on a 5x3 grid with high volatility. The page covers its figures, round flow, bonus modes and paid features.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Slot figures
These figures show the return, the win style and the top prize before you place a bet.
| Game setting | Figure given |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Max win at highest bet | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
Choosing Big Bass – Hold & Spinner means playing a fishing video slot on a 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. Wins run left to right from the leftmost reel, and two matching symbols on a payline are enough to pay. Three or more Money symbols start Hold & Spinner, a respin round, and three or more Scatter symbols start the Free Spins.
Picking this game means two bonus modes beyond the base game. Three, four or five Scatter symbols award 10, 15 or 20 spins. The Fisherman Wild collects fish money values during Free Spins, and each fourth Wild adds 10 spins with a growing multiplier. Hold & Spinner turns the grid into a fishing net, and each new Money symbol resets its respins to four.
Scatters just landed
Most players first wonder how a bonus starts, so each mode below explains its trigger and its rules.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols give 10, 15 or 20 spins. WILD Fisherman substitutes for all but SCATTER and MONEY, collecting FISH MONEY on a 12-slot meter. Each 4th WILD collected adds 10 spins, with x2, x3 and x10 at the 4th, 8th and 12th, max 3 retriggers.
Base Game spinsSpins and multipliers
Three or more MONEY symbols trigger Hold & Spinner. The grid becomes a fishing net, and non-MONEY cells turn into filler tiles. The round opens with 4 respins. Each MONEY hit resets the counter to 4 and adds its value to the total, paid when respins run out.
Base Game reelsRespins and winnings
The base game runs on 5 reels and 3 rows, with 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right from the leftmost reel. Landing three or more SCATTER symbols start Free Spins, and three or more MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner.
Placing a betPayline wins
Play steps
After this page you will know every step from the stake to a bonus round.
Set the total bet before the first spin, from A$0.10 up to A$375. Every win is a multiple of that stake, so a higher bet raises each payout.
Check reel one first, since all ten fixed paylines start there and run right. Two matching symbols in a row pay, and the paytable lists each symbol's value.
Watch for MONEY symbols, because three or more of them open Hold & Spinner, a money-collect round that uses respins. Money symbols carry cash values.
Land three, four or five SCATTER symbols and the game awards 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Wild appears on all reels during these spins, and it collects Fish Money values on a 12-slot meter.
Decide your total budget in advance, because a bonus round runs until its spins or respins are used up.
See the bonus first
Once you have seen these frames, you will know how the bonus and free spins screens differ.
Decide if the price fits your budget: each buy costs 100 times the total bet, which is A$500 at A$5, the top example bet.
| Option | Cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Buy Hold & Spinner | x100 · A$500 | – |
Weigh the long run: RTP is the share of each A$100 staked that the game pays back over many rounds, not in one session. The version S99 Casino runs is shown in the game rules.
| Payback setting | RTP | Yes, the default |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.09% | No |
| Edition 2 | 96.07% | Yes |
Learn the paytable
Worried that learning the rules will cost you money before you understand them.
Choose the demo to see how rounds run without staking money; it pays nothing. Real play needs an S99 Casino account and you must be 18 or over.
Play for realChoose your bet before the first spin, but know that nobody can tell in advance how often the bonus rounds start. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP. A quiet stretch does not mean a bonus is due, and a short session can end with a large win or with nothing back.
Open the game rules before you bet, because the RTP version you are playing is shown only there. This slot exists in two RTP versions, and the rules tell you which one this lobby runs. Compare that figure with the table on this page before you start a session.
Treat the top prize as a ceiling, not a target, when you pick your bet. The maximum win is x10,000 of your bet, and it is reached very rarely. The money figure at each bet size appears in the paytable.
Big Bass answers
Useful before the first spin, when you want the bonus rules and the RTP in short form.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols, the Bass fish, start Free Spins. Three award 10 spins, four award 15 and five award 20. Every fourth Fisherman WILD collected during the bonus retriggers 10 more spins.
Volatility is high. That means results swing widely: small wins can be followed by long stretches without a win, and the largest wins come rarely. How often that happens cannot be known in advance.
Start with the smallest stake to learn the game. The lowest bet is A$0.10, and the paytable at an A$0.20 bet shows what each symbol pays, so the rules are clear before a larger bet.
Yes, both Free Spins and Hold & Spinner can be bought directly. Each costs 100 times the total bet, which is A$500 at the A$5 example bet. The Ante Bet is a separate option that costs 1.5 times the bet.
The game runs in two RTP versions, 96.07 and 96.09. RTP is the return to player over a very large number of rounds, so it says nothing about a single session. The table on this page shows each version's return per A$100 staked.
This page is for players aged 18+. Help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and you can self-exclude through BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before the first spin, and keep that sum apart from bill money.
Set your stopping point before the first spin, and keep it after a win as well as a loss.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you open the game, and review them if you raise your stake.
If the game stops being fun, end the session and take a break. If stopping still feels hard, self-exclusion is open to you at any time.
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