Big Bass Bonanza – Hold & Spinner Slot Review

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner: Slot Overview

When I first sat down with Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner, it felt like another easy-going fishing trip from Pragmatic Play and Reel Kingdom. You get the same bright colours, cheerful soundtrack, and laid-back mood that made the earlier Big Bass titles so popular. Under the waterline the fish drift past, while dragonflies, frogs, and reeds at the top of the screen give it more of a lake feeling than open sea.

The set-up keeps to the familiar formula. Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner runs on 5 reels, 3 rows, and 10 fixed paylines, so it stays very straightforward to follow. The focus is not just on line hits though. Standard wins run alongside Fish Money symbols, a retriggerable free spins round with fisherman wilds, and the new Hold & Spinner feature that adds a separate respins bonus on top of the classic action.

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner Slot Information

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner plays from 0.10 to 250 per spin on desktop, tablet, or mobile, which suits low rollers and high rollers alike. The default RTP sits at 96.07%, with alternate versions at 95.08% and 94.07%, so I always check the paytable first. There are 10 fixed paylines paying left to right, and an optional Ante Bet that raises the stake by 50% to add extra Scatter symbols without changing the RTP.

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner Symbols and Paytable

The paytable in Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner sticks to the same structure as Big Bass Bonanza – Keeping It Reel. Low-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A, paying between 5x and 10x the stake for five of a kind. High-paying symbols are fish, tackle box, dragonfly, fishing rod, and float. Land five of these and you get from 20x up to 200x the bet, with the float topping the list.

Fish symbols often carry cash values for the bonuses as well, but in the base game they just pay as regular symbols. On top of that, you have Money symbols in the form of coins and diamonds, showing values from 1x up to 2000x the stake for the Hold & Spinner bonus. The fisherman acts as the wild symbol during free spins, substituting for all regular symbols and collecting Fish Money values, while separate Scatter symbols trigger the free spins feature.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x200
	4	x20
	3	x5
	2	x0.5
	5	x100
	4	x15
	3	x3
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x20
	4	x5
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	5	x5
	4	x1
	3	x0.2
	Bonus
	Scatter
	Wild

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner: Slot Features

Feature-wise, Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner takes the core of the series and layers a fresh respins bonus on top. Free spins trigger when 3, 4, or 5 Scatters land, awarding 10, 15, or 20 spins. During this round, any fisherman wild that lands collects the value of all Fish Money symbols in view. Those fish can carry values from 2x up to a huge 10,000x the bet, so one good catch can change everything.

Each wild that lands in free spins is added to a meter above the reels. Every set of four collected wilds gives you 10 extra spins and steps up a win multiplier on fish collects. First retrigger sets the multiplier at 2x, the second at 3x, and the third at 10x. Free spins cannot move past the third level, and once you hit that 10x stage you really feel the potential. There is also a random bazooka feature that can drop Fish Money symbols onto the grid when wilds appear without any fish.

The new Hold & Spinner feature kicks in when 3 Money symbols land anywhere in view. In this bonus, you start with 4 respins on a grid that shows either blanks or Money symbols. The triggering symbols stick in place and pay immediately, then remain locked for the rest of the feature. Every time a new Money symbol lands, you get paid the total of all sticky Money symbols again, the respin counter resets to 4, and the new one does not stick, which keeps the pace brisk. Both free spins and Hold & Spinner can be bought for 100x the bet if the Bonus Buy is available in your market.

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner Slot Maximum Wins, Volatility, & Average Returns

From a numbers angle, Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner sits in classic high-volatility territory. The top win is capped at 10,000x the stake, and hitting that during either free spins or the Hold & Spinner feature will end the round on the spot. With the max bet set at 250, that means potential returns of up to 2,500,000, which is serious firepower for a non-jackpot slot.

The long-term RTP of 96.07% feels solid for this type of high-risk, high-reward game, though some casinos use the 95.08% or 94.07% models. In my experience, the base game can be quite dry because so much of the value sits inside the bonuses, especially those big Fish Money values and the stacked fisherman multipliers. I tend to treat it as a hunt for features rather than a slot that will keep topping up the balance between them.

Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner Slot Verdict

For me, Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner feels like a natural extension of the series rather than a radical rework. The familiar 5x3 set-up, 10 paylines, and fisherman free spins give regulars exactly what they expect, while the Hold & Spinner respins round adds a fresh layer without overcomplicating things. With Money symbols reaching 2000x in Hold & Spinner and fish paying up to 10,000x in free spins, this entry stands out as one of the more explosive Big Bass games so far.