Breakaway Escape Links

Welcome to Gerrys Fishing! When you are targeting cod, bass, or rays over savage, tackle-snatching rough ground, kelp beds, or heavy structures, losing your entire rig every time your lead becomes stuck is both frustrating and expensive. The Breakaway Escape Link is a revolutionary rotten bottom device designed to solve this exact problem. Unlike traditional weak-link systems that rely on a short length of low-breaking-strain monofilament, the Escape Link utilizes a precision-engineered, spring-tensioned locking pin to release your lead cleanly when you pull hard against a snag, ensuring you save your rig and, more importantly, your fish.

The true genius of this system is that it allows for safe, high-powered casting without compromising on bankside safety. Before casting, a sliding plastic shield ring is simply pushed down toward the sinker, securely locking the spring pin in place so it cannot accidentally release mid-casteven under the extreme G-force of a powerful pendulum or off-the-ground cast. The moment the rig hits the water, the hydrodynamic pressure naturally pushes the plastic ring up the link, automatically arming the device. If your lead gets wedged in the rocks, pulling firmly on your main line trips the link, dropping the lead instantly and freeing the rest of your rig. Housed in a convenient pack of six, these links feature an adjustable overload setting so you can fine-tune exactly how much force is required to drop the weight.

Detailed Specifications

• Product Type: Mechanical, knotless rotten bottom lead release system.

• Pack Quantity: 6 Escape Links per packet.

• Standard Release Tension: Factory set to release at approximately 12lb of direct pressure.

• Tension Adjustability: Fully adjustable overload setting by slightly altering the angle of the stainless steel locking pin.

• Safety System: Hydrodynamic sliding plastic ring locks the pin for safe, powerful casting and disengages automatically upon impact with seawater.

• Rig Integration: Highly versatile; can be tied directly to a trace or retro-fitted to an existing lead clip.

Examples of Where to Use

• Savage Rock Mark Stalking: The ultimate tool for fishing deep rock gulleys, kelp ledges, and rough scars. If the lead wedges under a boulder, you only sacrifice the sinker, allowing you to wind your hooked fish or rig safely to the surface.

• Heavy Surf & Clean-Ground Outcrops: Perfect for casting into turbulent surf where moving water can wash your lead into hidden clay banks or sudden rocky patches.

• Pier and Breakwater Fishing: Ideal when casting close to pier stanchions, blocks, or barnacle-encrusted structures where standard leads are easily trapped.

Gerrys Pro Tip

Pro Tip: To get the absolute best out of the Breakaway Escape Link, you must follow a golden rule of rough-ground angling: always use a heavy mainline/shock leader combined with fine-wire hooks. If you are using a 60lb shock leader and standard fine-wire hooks, you have more than enough power to cleanly trip the 12lb release pin on the Escape Link. Furthermore, if your hook happens to snag the rocks instead of your lead, the heavy line allows you to bend the fine-wire hook straight, pulling your entire setup back safely!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Can I use these links with heavy 6oz and 7oz breakout beachcasting leads?

A: Yes, absolutely. Because the sliding plastic shield completely locks the release pin in place until it hits the sea, you can confidently cast maximum-weight beachcasting leads as hard as you like without any fear of the link prematurely opening mid-flight.

Q: How do I adjust the pressure required to drop the lead?

A: You can easily fine-tune the overload setting by using a pair of long nose pliers to gently alter the angle of the wire locking pin. Increasing the bend will increase the pressure required to trip the link, which is ideal if you are fishing in heavy, pulling tides or strong lateral currents.

Q: Do I need to tie a specialized rig to use the Escape Link?

A: No, not at all. That is the beauty of this design. It requires no complex knot tying or weak monofilament links. You can simply tie it directly to the bottom of your standard pulley or running rigs, or attach it directly onto your existing terminal clips.