Pragmatic Play · 2023
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is a high volatility fishing slot from Pragmatic Play on a 5x3 grid, with a top win of x10,000 your stake.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account, and players must be 18+.
Ten fixed paylines run left to right across a 5x3 grid in this fishing-themed game. A win pays when as few as 2 matching symbols line up from the leftmost reel. The main mechanic is the Money symbol: three or more of them start the Hold & Spinner round, where the grid becomes a fishing net, the other cells turn into filler tiles, and only Money symbols keep the round going.
Three, four or five Scatter symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. During these spins the Fisherman Wild collects Fish Money values on a 12-slot meter, and every fourth one adds 10 more spins with a higher multiplier, up to three times. Hold & Spinner sets the game apart: respins start at 4 and reset to 4 whenever a new Money symbol lands.
Hold & Spinner numbers
This table shows who made the game, what it returns over time, and how its wins come.
| What it means | Amount in A$ |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player (RTP) | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Maximum win in A$ | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
Big Bass Bonus Map
At U2win Casino, each bonus is laid out step by step before you play.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Fisherman WILD substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER and MONEY, and collects FISH MONEY on a 12-slot meter. Every 4th WILD adds 10 spins, with x2, x3 and x10 multipliers at the 4th, 8th and 12th.
Base game spins10-20 free spins
3 or more MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner. The grid becomes a fishing net, non-MONEY cells turn into filler tiles, and 4 respins begin. Each new MONEY hit resets the respin count to 4 and adds its value to the total, paid when the respins run out.
Base game reelsTotal MONEY value
5 reels by 3 rows, with 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right from the leftmost reel. MONEY symbols, three or more, open Hold & Spinner, while SCATTER symbols, three or more, open Free Spins.
Game lobby10 fixed paylines
See it before playing
Wondering what a bonus screen looks like? These four images show each stage before you play.
Game flow
Read this before the first spin, when a bet and a payline still feel unclear.
A$0.10 is the lowest total bet, A$375 the highest. The paytable on this page uses A$0.20, and a larger bet scales every win in the same proportion.
10 fixed paylines on this 5x3 grid pay from the leftmost reel to the right. Two matching symbols can already form a win if they start on reel one.
3 or more MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner, while 3 or more SCATTER symbols, the Bass fish, start Free Spins. The Multiplier and Wild belong to the Free Spins round.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The Fisherman Wild then appears on all reels and collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter.
RTP 96.07 and 96.09 describe returns over many spins, so one session can end above or below them. Set a limit before the first spin and stop once it is reached.
100 times the total bet is the price of each bonus buy, which is A$1,000 at A$10.
| Feature | Amount paid | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins, 100x total bet | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
| Hold & Spinner, 4 respins | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
A$100 staked is the base for return figures. Over many spins the game pays back that share on average, while one session can land below or above it. Version details sit in the game rules.
| Edition | RTP | Is it default? |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.09% | Unavailable |
| Version 2 | 96.07% | Included |
Big Bass trial
Useful when you are opening the game for the first time and unsure whether to stake.
A$0.10 is the smallest real stake, and the demo needs no money but pays nothing. The real game needs a U2win Casino account and the legal age of 18+.
PlayThe 5x3 grid of Big Bass – Hold & Spinner does not reveal when its bonus rounds arrive. Nobody can know in advance how often Free Spins or Hold & Spinner will land. An RTP of 96.07 or 96.09 describes the return over a very long run, while the result of one session stays random whatever the RTP. A short session can end far below or far above that figure.
96.07 and 96.09 are the two RTP versions of Big Bass – Hold & Spinner. Which one runs in this lobby is shown only in the game rules, so check there before you start. Both values sit close together, yet the high volatility shapes a session far more than the gap between them.
x10,000 is the maximum win of Big Bass – Hold & Spinner, a ceiling reached very rarely. At the example top bet of A$10 it equals A$100,000, and at the highest bet allowed here, A$375, it reaches A$3,750,000. No session can be planned around that ceiling.
Five questions answered
Useful before the first spin, when you compare the bonus rules, the stake and the volatility.
The 5x3 grid of this game runs on high volatility, so wins tend to arrive in uneven bursts. Long quiet stretches are normal, and the RTP of 96.07 or 96.09 describes returns over a very large number of spins, not one session.
x10,000 of the total bet is the highest prize this slot pays. At the A$10 example bet that is A$100,000, and at the A$375 maximum bet it is A$3,750,000.
A$0.10 is the lowest bet, so the rules can be learned at the smallest stake before a larger one is chosen. The paytable is set for A$0.20, and the highest bet is A$375.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols, the Bass fish, award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. In the free spins, the Fisherman WILD appears on all reels and every 4th WILD collected adds 10 more spins.
100x the total bet buys the Free Spins round, which is A$1,000 at the A$10 example bet. Hold & Spinner can also be bought for 100x the total bet, the same price.
18+ is the age to play this game. Help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and you can self-exclude through BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a budget before the first spin and stop when it runs out. Higher bets, like the A$10 example, use the budget much faster than A$0.20.
Decide the stop point before you start, including after a win. A big win on the bonus does not oblige you to keep spinning.
Set the deposit and loss limits in your account before you play. Keep to them, and do not raise them after a bad run.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun. If breaks do not help, self-exclusion is the next step.
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