Big Bass – Keeping it Reel at Xtraspin Casino: how the game plays
Pragmatic Play's fishing-themed slot with 5 reels, 10 paylines and free spins featuring multiplying fish symbols. RTP 96.07%, high volatility.
Big Bass – Keeping it Reel is a high-volatility fishing slot
Fishing theme meets sticky wilds. Big Bass – Keeping it Reel drops symbols across 5 reels and 3 rows, paying along 10 fixed paylines from left to right. Released in 2022, this fishing-themed slot combines a base game with Free Spins where special wilds appear. The game's high volatility means wins arrive less often but can be substantially larger. Sticky wilds and a Money Collect mechanic drive the action in bonus rounds, where multipliers scale up as you play.
Decide if this volatility suits you. High volatility suits players comfortable with longer dry spells between wins, especially those chasing the larger payouts the game can deliver. Bets range from £0.10 to £5, so both cautious and aggressive players can find a stake that fits their session. The Free Spins feature and escalating multipliers appeal to players who enjoy bonus rounds with genuine momentum. Those preferring frequent small wins or simple mechanics may find the variance demanding.
When the bonus round begins. Free Spins reshape the reels completely. Land 3, 4 or 5 scatters to trigger 10, 15 or 20 spins with exclusive Fisherman and Golden wilds. Every fish symbol becomes Fish Money with random values ranging up to 1000 times your stake. Collected wilds escalate the multiplier and every fourth wild retriggered adds 10 more spins. The Landing Net stores uncollected values, keeping the tension alive as the multiplier climbs towards level 4.
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Every figure on this table explains how the game works and what you can expect from it.
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What you'll see on the reels
Base game builds to Free Spins mode
When Scatters land, multipliers climb. Three, four or five Scatter symbols award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The reels shift to show Fisherman Wild and Golden Wild. Fish symbols turn into Fish Money with random values from 1x to 1000x your stake. Uncollected values stay in your Landing Net. Every fourth Wild you collect adds 10 spins and steps up your Fish Money multiplier to x2, x3 or x10.
Set your stake and spin. Five reels across three rows show 10 fixed paylines that pay left to right. Symbols must match on adjacent reels along a payline to form a win. The Bobber pays from two matching symbols; all other symbols need three. Wilds complete your lines when they land in the right place.
Average payout per 100 staked on Big Bass – Keeping it Reel
Return to player is an average calculated over an enormous number of spins. This figure applies only to the standard game as it plays by default. The actual result of any single session cannot be predicted.
RTP 96.07% · Standard game
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The stakes you can place in the UK
What is the highest bet allowed?
Your maximum stake on this slot is £5. At that bet level, the largest win you can land reaches £50,000. Smaller stakes scale accordingly: a £2 bet could return up to £20,000.
Your session, your hands
Autoplay is not available on Big Bass – Keeping it Reel in the United Kingdom. You control each spin individually, setting your stake and triggering the reels yourself throughout your session.
What else does Pragmatic Play have on offer at Xtraspin Casino
Big Bass – Keeping it Reel cannot guarantee when Free Spins arrive
Scatter symbols arrive unpredictably. The bonus round arrives without warning. No pattern shows when scatter symbols will land, so you cannot plan your session around triggering Free Spins. It may come early or take many spins.
Understanding RTP in context. Your result from this session is random, whatever the RTP says. The 96.07% figure shows the long-term average across thousands of players and spins, not what happens to you in one session.
Big Bass – Keeping it Reel's ceiling remains distant. The maximum win of £50,000 at the top bet exists but arrives extremely rarely. Most sessions end far below that ceiling. High volatility means bigger wins when they land, not that they land often.
Big Bass – Keeping it Reel sits within a wider series
Big Bass – Keeping it Reel returns 96.07%, whilst other titles in the series pay between 96.50% and 96.52% with maximum wins ranging from 5000x to 25000x stake.
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Answers to your slot questions
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Set your boundaries before the reels spin
Set your session limit first. Decide how much you can afford to lose before you play. Set this as your session limit and stick to it, whatever happens on the reels.
When do you stop playing? Plan when you will stop playing, including after a win. Walk away when you reach that point, whether you are ahead or behind.
How do limits protect you? Use the deposit and loss limits on your Xtraspin Casino account to control how much you spend. These tools help you stay in control across all your play.
Fun comes first, then the break. Take a break if the game stops feeling fun or if you feel it is taking up too much of your time. Self-exclusion is available when you need to stop.