Big Bass - Hold & Spinner slot demo
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner adds a coin-respin bonus to Pragmatic Play's fishing series: money fish lock in place and you get respins to land more, alongside the usual free spins with the fisherman wild. It plays on 5 reels and 10 lines and is high volatility.
Pragmatic Play · SlotsBig Bass - Hold & Spinner at a glance
- RTP
- 95.08%
- Volatility
- LowMediumHigh
- Max win
- 10 000×
- Type
- Slots
- Reels / lines
- 5 / 10
- Released
- 2023
How a round works
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner from Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom keeps the standard Big Bass layout: five reels, three rows and ten fixed lines. Wins pay from the left, and fish symbols carry cash values.
Where the other games in the series leave base-game fish values mostly unused, this one gives them a job. Land enough fish at once and they trigger the Hold & Spinner respins, a hold-and-win bonus in the base game. That gives the game two separate bonuses.
Features
- Hold & Spinner: enough money fish lock and start three respins. Each new fish locks and resets the respins to three. At the end, every fish value is paid.
- Free spins: scatters start free spins; the fisherman wild collects fish values on screen.
- Level-ups: every fourth fisherman adds spins and raises the collection multiplier.
- Additive symbols and multipliers: some symbols add value to fish or multiply collections.
- Buy feature: where the casino allows it, buy a bonus directly.
The top win is 10000x the stake.
RTP and volatility
The RTP in our data is 95.08%, a little lower than other Big Bass games. Pragmatic Play offers other versions too, so check the paytable at your casino. On a long session, that small gap costs a little more than playing Big Bass Bonanza or Big Bass Splash.
High volatility, but the second bonus helps: Hold & Spinner rounds arrive more often than free spins and break up dry spells. Neither bonus is likely to pay big on a given trigger.
Honest tips
- Two bonuses don’t mean double value. The RTP is shared between them.
- Respins reset to three, but every respin is random. A nearly full grid has no extra chance of filling.
- Check the RTP. It’s slightly lower than its siblings in our data.
- Try the demo to compare the two bonuses before you play for real.
Where to play Big Bass Hold & Spinner for real
It’s in the Pragmatic Play lobby at Goldrush, Gbets, Supabets and Betway (10 free spins on 12 Masks of Fire Drums), among others. Our featured casino is 1Win (500% up to R75,000 over 4 deposits).
For other hold-and-win slots, try Chilli Heat and 64 Gold Coins Hold and Win. The full fishing family is listed on the Pragmatic Play page. Read our free spins guide, and remember the NRGP helpline: 0800 006 008.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Hold & Spinner feature?
Land enough money fish in the base game and they lock in place. You get three respins; every new fish locks and resets the count. When the respins run out, all fish values are paid.
Does Big Bass Hold & Spinner still have free spins?
Yes. Free spins work like the other Big Bass games, with the fisherman wild collecting fish values and level-ups for collecting fishermen.
Can I play Big Bass Hold & Spinner for free?
Yes. The demo on this page is Pragmatic Play's fun-mode version in Rands, with no sign-up.
Is Big Bass Hold & Spinner high volatility?
Yes. Both bonuses can pay well, but most spins in between pay little.
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