Big Bass at a glance
Afraid the RTP promises a win on each spin? Every figure below explains what it actually measures.
| Game detail | Game figure |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.07% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Top win in money | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 27/03/2023 |
Five reels, three rows and ten fixed paylines shape this fishing game. A bobber, a rod and reel, a dragonfly, a tackle box and the A, K, Q and J cards fill the grid. Wins pay from the leftmost reel, and two matching symbols are the fewest that pay. Three or more money symbols start the main mechanic, a hold-and-respin round in which the grid turns into a fishing net.
Three, four or five Bass scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The Fisherman Wild then collects fish money values on a 12-slot meter. Every 4th Wild collected adds 10 spins with a collection multiplier that reaches x10 at the 12th. Hold & Spinner gives four respins that reset on each new money symbol and pays the total at the end.
100x the total bet is the price of each bonus buy, so at A$5 the Free Spins or Hold & Spinner round costs A$500.
| Bonus buy | Cost (A$) | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins, 100x total bet | x100 · A$500 | – |
| Hold & Spinner at 100x | x100 · A$500 | – |
A$100 staked is the base for each RTP figure, the share paid back over time. Single sessions can land above or below that share. The version Casiny runs is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.09% | Unavailable |
| Variant 2 | 96.07% | Yes |
Before the first reel
At Casiny we walk through each step in order, so nothing catches you out.
A$0.10 is the lowest bet and A$375 the highest, while A$0.20 is the stake the paytable uses. Each round is paid on the bet you place.
5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right from the leftmost reel. The fewest symbols that pay is two, so a short run can still win.
3+ SCATTER symbols start Free Spins, and 3+ MONEY symbols start Hold & Spinner. The Multiplier sits in Free Spins, rising to x2, x3 and x10 as Wilds are collected.
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Wild, the Fisherman, then appears on all reels and collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter.
A$375 is the highest bet allowed, so set your session limit before the first spin. Nobody can tell in advance how a session will end.
After the reels stop
You will know how each mode starts, what happens inside it and where the extra spins come from.
3/4/5 SCATTER award 10/15/20 spins. Wild (Fisherman) appears on all reels, substitutes for every symbol except SCATTER and MONEY, and collects FISH MONEY values on a 12-slot meter. Every 4th Wild collected retriggers +10 spins, with multipliers x2, x3 and x10 at 4th, 8th and 12th. Maximum 3 retriggers.
Base game spinSpins and retriggers
3+ MONEY symbols trigger Hold & Spinner. The grid re-skins as a fishing net, and non-MONEY cells become decorative filler tiles. The round starts with 4 respins. Any new MONEY hit resets the respins to 4 and adds its value to the total, paid when respins run out.
MONEY symbols landedRespin total
5 reels x 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines, paying left to right from the leftmost reel. Landing 3+ MONEY symbols starts Hold & Spinner, and 3+ SCATTER symbols start Free Spins.
Placing a bet10 fixed paylines
Four views
These four pictures settle what the reels, bonus and net look like before you play.
Demo Mode
Useful before your first spin, when you want to learn the reels with no money at stake.
At A$0.20 a spin, the demo needs no money and pays nothing. The real game needs a Casiny account, and you must be 18+.
Start playing96.07 and 96.09 are long-run averages across very many rounds, and they say nothing about how a single session ends. How often the Hold & Spinner round comes is not known in advance. Each spin is random, so one session can bring several bonus rounds or none, whatever the RTP version.
2 RTP versions sit behind Big Bass – Hold & Spinner. Which one Casiny runs is shown only in the game rules, not on this page, so read them before you play. The two versions differ in their long-run return, so the rules matter.
10,000 times the bet is the ceiling for Big Bass – Hold & Spinner, and reaching it is very rare. A player cannot plan for that moment. The ceiling is a multiple of the bet, so it stays at 10,000 times whatever the stake.
Plain facts, fast
The bets, free spins, RTP, demo, maximum win and series versions, settled before your first stake.
The smallest stake on Big Bass – Hold & Spinner is A$0.10. The examples on this page use A$0.20, A$0.40 and A$5, and the highest bet allowed here is A$375.
Three, four or five Bass fish SCATTER symbols start Free Spins, awarding 10, 15 or 20 spins. During the Free Spins, the Fisherman WILD appears on every reel and substitutes for all symbols except SCATTER and MONEY.
Big Bass – Hold & Spinner comes in two RTP versions, and the table below gives the return for each on A$100 staked. RTP is a long-run average, so a single session can finish well above or below it.
Pragmatic Play's video slot sits in the Casiny lobby. The paytable below is for an A$0.20 bet, and the smallest stake is A$0.10. Check each payout before you choose a stake.
The maximum win is x10,000 of the bet. At the top example bet of A$5 that equals A$50,000, and at the highest bet allowed here, A$375, it reaches A$3,750,000. Treat it as a ceiling, not as a result to expect.
The other Big Bass versions pay back 96.50 to 96.52 percent. This slot pays back less, and its maximum of x10,000 sits above four of them at x5,000 and below Big Bass Splash 1000 at x25,000.
Beyond Hold & Spinner
Wondering whether the other games here work the same way?
Play is for 18+ only. Help in Australia comes from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, and the self-exclusion register is BetStop.
Decide the amount you can lose before the first spin, and stop when that sum is gone. Stakes from A$0.10 still add up over many spins.
Set your stop point before you start, and keep it after a win. A big win on the slot is no reason to raise your stake.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before you play, so they cap what you can spend on Big Bass – Hold & Spinner.
When Big Bass – Hold & Spinner stops being fun, take a break, or register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Senior editor covering payments, formerly a bank payments analyst
I check each payment method and its limits against the cashier, and I time every payout from request to arrival, so the figures on this page match what players see.
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