Big Bass Bonanza Hold and Spinner

The Big Bass Bonanza games collection is one of the most popular and best-known series in the world of online slots. It revolves around a fishing theme, with the title being set in the middle of a pond. While the Big Bass Bonanza Hold and Spinner does have a lot of features that can be found in the other releases, there is also a unique bonus mode, which we will cover later on in this review. This game comes with a total of 5 reels, 10 fixed pay lines, and a minimum stake size of 0.10 per spin. 

Big Bass Bonanza Hold and Spinner was produced by Pragmatic Play, a colossal company that has hundreds of titles to their name. Some of their previous releases include the likes of Sugar Rush, Book of Golden Sands, and Greedy Wolf. Pragmatic Play titles feature their unique user interface and often contain a host of entertaining mechanics.

The least desirable symbols in Big Bass Bonanza Hold and Spinner are the standard 10, J, Q, K, and A icons. Next up are the premiums, shown as a tackle box, a dragonfly, a fishing road, and a float. These can award players with 50x, 50x, 100x, or 200x, should five for a matching combination. Four different variations of fish can also appear, awarding up to 20x, while also having fixed values on them. While these values cannot be collected during the base game, this feature is unlocked during the free spins mode. 

Special symbols consist of a wild, shown as a fisherman, that can replace any standard or premium icon as part of a combination. There are also scatter symbols and golden coins, both of which are linked to their own corresponding bonus round. 

Landing three fixed value coins will trigger the Hold and Spinner bonus round, as mentioned in the title of the slot itself. This mode revolves around a respin mechanic, and only fixed values or green symbols can appear. The triggering icons will then lock into place before players are awarded four lives. Should additional coin symbols appear, the values on them, alongside the value of the sticky icons, will be totalled up and awarded to the player before the number of lives is reset to 4. 

This process is repeated until there are no more lives, at which point the round will end, and players will be taken back to the base game. It's also worth mentioning that fixed value symbols can also be shown as diamonds, containing up to 2,000x the stake size. The additional symbols that may drop throughout the bonus will not become sticky, either. 

Big Bass Bonanza Hold and Spinner also comes with a free spins bonus mode which can be triggered if 3, 4, or 5 scatter icons appear simultaneously. Players will be awarded with 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively, with wild icons reeling in all fish for the duration of the bonus. In addition to collecting all fish, wilds will add progress to the bar at the top of the board. For every four that are collected, an additional ten spins will be awarded, with 2x, 3x, and 10x multipliers associated with wild symbols, in that order. Every ten spins are played after the current round is completed, with the corresponding multipliers being applied.   

We also have to mention the three different modifiers, which revolve around a hook, a stick of dynamite, and a bazooka. The hook will pull on a reel to bring another wild symbol into view. Dynamite icons can blow up random positions on the board, transforming them into fish. Last but not least is the bazooka, which is similar to the dynamite. It explodes all positions. However, not all will turn into fish. 

In conclusion, this slot is perhaps an improvement on some games in the Big Bass Bonanza series. The unique bonus in Big Bass Bonanza Hold and Spinner makes it stand out from the crowd, with a variety of visually appealing aspects also being included.