Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot

Item: Big Bass Hold & Spinner
Rating: 4.6

4.6/5

Published Date · Sept. 29, 2023 · Last Updated · Oct. 30, 2026

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Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Review

Pragmatic Play's fishing slot from March 2023, with fisherman free spins, a coin respin round and a 10,000x cap.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Overview

A bearded fisherman winds rope on a winch in his red boat, marked "RK", before the reels load. Pragmatic Play brought him back on 27 March 2023. This time the same Big Bass angler comes with two separate bonus rounds and a top win of 10,000x your bet.

The grid is 5x3 with 10 fixed paylines, and the symbols will be familiar to series regulars: rods, floats, dragonflies, tackle boxes and fish with cash values printed on them. The change is the second bonus. Three coins or diamonds in the base game start a respin round, while the free spins still wait behind three Scatters. Pragmatic Play lists the RTP at 96.07%, and the game's own rules screen rates it as medium volatility.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Details
Paylines	10
RTP	96.07%
Volatility	Med
Jackpot	x
Minimum Bet	£0.1
Maximum Bet	£5
Maximum Win	10,000 x
Software Provider	Pragmatic Play
Themes	Fishing
Design and Layout	Scatter Symbols Slots, 5 Reel Slots, Wild Symbol
Features	Bonus Round, Multiplier, Free Spins, Re-Spins

Coins lock in place during Hold & Spinner and pay again each time a new one lands, which gives you a second target in the base game. That round is the main improvement on a familiar formula, in our view. The free spins bring little new. Their multiplier still climbs to 10x on the third retrigger. One thing counts against it: the Wild never appears in the base game, so line wins get no help. Fans of the fisherman from earlier Big Bass games now have a reason to come back: the coins.

4.6/5

Pros

Two separate bonus rounds: free spins and coin respins

Locked coins pay again whenever a new Money symbol lands

Free spins multiplier reaches 10x on the third retrigger

10,000x max win, one of the biggest in the series

Cons

A 94.07% RTP version exists, two points below default

Free spins end early once wins reach 10,000x

Fish cash values only pay out during free spins

How To Play Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot

Big Bass Hold & Spinner base game with fish cash values and coins in pounds — Base game

Two floats pay on line 6 in Big Bass Hold & Spinner — Two floats pay on a line

Grid	Paylines	Min Bet	Max Bet (UK)
5x3	10	£0.10	£5.00

How the Lines Pay

Choose a stake from the bet menu behind the plus and minus buttons, then spin. Wins run from left to right on 10 fixed lines, starting on the first reel, and you need at least three matching symbols for most pays. If one line holds two possible wins, you get the bigger one, and separate lines all pay. Bets start at £0.10, and UK rules cap each spin at £5, or £2 if you are 18 to 24. Scatters can land on all five reels. The fisherman Wild waits for free spins, and once there he substitutes for any symbol apart from Scatters and Money symbols.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Paytable & Symbols

The values below are multiples of your total bet, taken from the game's paytable at a £2 stake. The float is the only symbol that pays for two of a kind, and the Scatter and the fisherman Wild have no line pay at all.

Name	2 Symbols	3 Symbols	4 Symbols	5 Symbols
Float	0.5x	5x	20x	200x
Rod		3x	15x	100x
Dragonfly		2x	10x	50x
Tackle Box		2x	10x	50x
Any Fish		1x	5x	20x
A		0.2x	2.5x	10x
K		0.2x	2.5x	10x
Q		0.2x	1x	5x
J		0.2x	1x	5x
10		0.2x	1x	5x

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Paylines

All 10 paylines are fixed, and every win has to start on the leftmost reel. The diagram below shows the shape of each line.

The 10 paylines of Big Bass Hold & Spinner, as shown in the game rules — Every winning line in Big Bass Hold and Spinner

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Features

Coins and Diamonds

Every Money symbol takes a random value as it lands, from 1x up to 2,000x your bet. Coins and diamonds both count, and Pragmatic says the diamonds carry the higher values. Land three in a single base-game spin and the Hold & Spinner round begins.

Cash Values on the Fish

Fish also pay on the lines like any other symbol: 1x, 5x or 20x your bet for three, four or five. Look closer and each one carries a cash value between 2x and 10,000x your bet, which nobody collects until the fisherman arrives in free spins.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Bonus Features

Big Bass Hold & Spinner retrigger: 10 extra free spins with a 2x multiplier — Every fourth Wild adds 10 spins

The fisherman Wild collects fish values at 3x during Big Bass Hold & Spinner free spins — The fisherman collects the fish

Big Bass Hold & Spinner bonus with locked coins and respins left — Hold and Spinner Bonus

Free Spins and the Fisherman

Three, four or five Scatters give 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The fisherman Wild joins the reels for the round and collects the value of every fish on screen each time he lands. At the end of a spin with at least one Wild in view, the game can also drop fish onto random spots; Pragmatic calls this the bazooka. Every fourth Wild collected adds 10 spins and lifts the collection multiplier to 2x, then 3x, then 10x. Those extra spins queue up behind the ones you already have, and there is no fourth retrigger.

Hold & Spinner

Three coins or diamonds in the base game clear everything else off the reels. Those three stay locked, and you get four respins. Each new coin or diamond resets the count to four, and every Money symbol on screen pays its value again. Say three 5x coins start it: that is 15x at once, and a single 2x coin on the next respin adds another 17x. The round ends when the respins run out.

A Hard 10,000x Limit

No round can pay more than 10,000x your bet. Hit that total during free spins and the game pays it out, closes the round and drops whatever spins you had left.

Our Verdict Hold & Spinner is what separates this game from the older Big Bass titles. Each new coin you land makes every locked coin pay again, so a busy round can add up fast. The free spins change less. Every fourth Wild adds 10 spins, and the multiplier tops out at 10x.

Play Big Bass Hold & Spinner Demo for Free

This demo comes straight from Pragmatic Play, and its balance shows in pounds of play credit. Watch the coins and diamonds that drop in the base game, since three at once start the Hold & Spinner round and its four respins. Try it here first and see how the locked coins pay again every time another Money symbol lands on the reels.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot RTP & Volatility

RTP	Variable RTP	Volatility	Max Win	Hit Frequency
96.07%	Yes	Medium	10,000x total bet	12.67%

Pragmatic Play lists the RTP at 96.07%, just above the 96.00% median of the 392 slot reviews we sampled (October 2026). Casinos can run a lower build, and sites that track operator versions list one at 94.07%. Open the game's info screen to see which version you are playing.

Our Verdict The lower build matters more. If the info screen shows the 94.07% version, you get £2 less back per £100 staked, in theory, than on the default. The 96.07% default itself clears the site median by a fraction, which is not much of a selling point.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot Graphics & Audio

Graphics

The reels sit under the surface of a lake, and bubbles stream up between them. Above the waterline there are reeds, bulrushes and a frog parked on a lily pad, while two golden bass flank the logo and a feathered lure dangles from it. The fisherman winds his rope on the intro screen, then stays off the reels until free spins.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner reels with the frog on its lily pad above the waterline — The frog on its lily pad

Big Bass Hold & Spinner intro screen with the fisherman winding his rope — The fisherman on the intro screen

Big Bass Hold & Spinner free spins with the Wild trail above the reels — Free spins in action

Coins locked on the Hold & Spinner board in Big Bass Hold & Spinner — Hold and Spinner Bonus in action

Audio

Pragmatic pairs the lake with an upbeat soundtrack and calls the mood laid-back.

Our Verdict Look above the waterline. A frog sits there on its lily pad, and of all the small details, it amused us most. On the reels you get the familiar Big Bass symbols, so surprises are few, and the bright colours and chunky letter icons keep the 5x3 grid easy to read.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner Slot on Mobile

Leave the tackle box at home for this fishing trip. Big Bass Hold & Spinner plays on mobile phones and tablets as well as desktop computers, so the same lake goes wherever you take your phone.

Big Bass Hold & Spinner on an iPad, full game screen

Big Bass Hold & Spinner FAQs

Can I play Big Bass Hold & Spinner for free?

Yes. Load the demo at the top of this page: it is the official Pragmatic Play build, running on play credit in pounds.

How do you trigger the Hold & Spinner bonus?

Land three coins or diamonds at the same time in the base game. You start with four respins, and each new Money symbol puts the count back to four.

How many free spins can you win in Big Bass Hold & Spinner?

Three, four or five Scatters give 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Every fourth fisherman Wild adds 10 more, up to three times in one round.

What is the RTP of Big Bass Hold & Spinner?

Pragmatic Play's standard build returns 96.07%. Your casino may use a lower one, and the info screen inside the game shows the exact figure.

What is the max win on Big Bass Hold & Spinner?

10,000x your bet. Pragmatic Play called it one of the biggest caps in the Big Bass series when the game launched.

Is there a Megaways version of Big Bass Hold & Spinner?

Yes. Big Bass Hold & Spinner Megaways came out on 28 August 2023. It swaps this 5x3 grid for six ever-changing Megaways reels, and its Hold & Spinner round starts with three respins, one fewer than here.