Pragmatic Play · 2022
Big Bass – Keeping it Reel is a 5x3 fishing video slot by Pragmatic Play with high volatility. This page explains rounds, payouts and free spins.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and you must be 18+.
Big Bass numbers
Useful before the first spin, when you choose a bet and want to know the cap.
| Game figure | Amount in play |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.07% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x10,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$3,750,000 |
| Release date | 24/10/2022 |
On the reels, a 5x3 grid of fishing symbols spins across 10 fixed paylines running left to right. A win needs at least two matching symbols in a row on one payline, starting from the left reel. The symbols carry the theme: a bobber, a fishing rod and reel, a dragonfly, a tackle box and a bass fish pile, plus the A, K, Q and J cards.
Scatter symbols that land on the reels open a Free Spins round with special reels for FISHERMAN WILD and GOLDEN WILD. Fish symbols become FISH MONEY, and uncollected values wait in the LANDING NET. Every fourth Wild collected adds ten spins and raises the FISH MONEY multiplier. Ante Bet adds extra Scatter symbols, and Buy Free Spins is off while Ante Bet is on.
Spot the payouts
You will have compared a win and two Free Spins screens before your first spin.
Play guide
You will have followed one full round, from choosing a bet to setting your stop.
The reels stay still until you pick a bet between A$0.10 and A$375 per spin. Wins on all 10 paylines are paid from the stake you chose.
The reels land symbols on a 5x3 grid, and a win forms when matching symbols line up on one of the 10 fixed paylines, read left to right.
On the reels, WILD symbols help complete winning lines on the 10 fixed paylines, while three or more SCATTER symbols start the Free Spins.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols on the reels start 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Special reels then bring in FISHERMAN WILD and GOLDEN WILD.
Reels stop after each spin, so set your limit before the first, since no outcome is known in advance. Need help? Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858.
Buy Free Spins costs 100 times the bet, so at A$10 the price is A$1,000.
| Purchase | Bet multiple | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins at 100x Bet | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Return to player is the share of each staked amount that flows back to players over a long run, based on A$100 staked. The version Golbet runs is listed in the game rules.
| Variant | RTP | Set by provider |
|---|---|---|
| Edition 1 | 96.07% | Yes |
Before the bonus starts
Unsure how the bonus starts? Each mode below states its trigger and what you get in it.
Three, four or five SCATTER symbols land and give 10, 15 or 20 free spins. On the special reels, fish symbols turn into FISH MONEY with random values from 1x to 1000x. Every 4th WILD collected adds 10 spins and raises the multiplier, reaching x10 at level 4.
Base gameFISH MONEY prizes
Symbols land on a 5x3 grid, and wins pay from left to right along 10 fixed paylines. A line can pay with as few as two matching symbols. Each spin is one round, and it ends when the reels stop.
Before first spin10 fixed paylines
Keeping it Reel
Worried that a practice round will take money from your account?
The demo needs no money and pays nothing, while the real game needs an account at Golbet Casino and the legal age of 18+.
Play for realSymbols land on the 5x3 grid after every spin, and three or more SCATTER symbols start the free spins. How often that happens cannot be known in advance, because each spin stands apart from the one before it. The result of a session is random too, whatever the RTP, so a session can end far above or far below where it began.
The reels run at the RTP version this game uses, and only the game rules show which version that is. Open the rules carefully before your first spin, then compare them with the versions table below.
Combinations form on the paylines from left to right, and the Multiplier in free spins can lift one round far above its stake. The maximum win is a ceiling reached very rarely, and no player can tell in advance when a round will get there.
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You must be 18+ to play. For help, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Set a fixed budget before you start, and stop when it is gone, even if a spin looks close to a win.
Choose your stopping point before the first spin, and keep to it after a win as well as a loss.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before you play, so the limits apply without you deciding mid-session.
Take a pause as soon as play stops feeling like entertainment, and step away for the day if chasing losses starts.
Clear answers fast
Most players worry about how much they can win and how much a spin costs.
The reels can pay up to 10,000 times the bet. At the example top bet of A$10, that is A$100,000. At the highest bet allowed, A$375, the top win reaches A$3,750,000. No spin can be forecast to reach it.
Trying the game means playing with a small stake. Each spin can start at A$0.10, so a first session can stay small. The paytable is set for A$0.20 per spin, the bet to compare when you read the payouts.
Each spin on the reels uses a bet from A$0.10 to A$375. The examples on this page use A$0.20 and A$10, but they are not the limits. Ante Bet raises the cost to 1.5 times the total bet and adds extra SCATTER symbols to the reels.
Wins on the reels come in uneven runs. Big Bass – Keeping it Reel has high volatility, so long gaps between wins can give way to larger hits. A session can end well below or above the stake, and no one can predict which.
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