Breakaway Stainless Oval Split Rings

Overview

The Breakaway Stainless Oval Split Rings are compact quick-change connectors built for sea-fishing rig and lead construction. Manufactured from stainless steel wire, they give anglers a strong, dependable metal link for joining components such as rig bodies, swivels and lead links.

The oval shape is a deliberate design choice: the split (opening) section of the ring sits away from the two ends where connected tackle naturally settles, keeping the connection neat and secure. Breakaway, the original manufacturer, positions these as suitable for use at either the top or bottom of a rig.

Each pack carries the product code BA5 and contains 10 split rings, with a 100-pack bulk option also available from Breakaway for anglers making or repacking larger quantities of rigs.

Perfect For

These oval split rings are suited to a wide range of shore-fishing rig styles, including flapper rigs, pulley rigs, paternosters, clipped-down rigs and wishbone rigs. They're a handy addition to any rig-making kit for connecting the top of a trace to a mainline swivel or clip, as well as providing a compact link at the lead end.

Breakaway also uses these oval split rings with its Universal Lead Lift system, allowing the rings to connect different styles of sea-fishing lead to a rig. Because Breakaway specifically describes them as suitable for powerful casting setups, they're a practical choice for UK shore-casting anglers building traces that need to withstand forceful casts.

Technical Insight

The stainless steel wire construction is confirmed directly by Breakaway and independently by Angling Direct, giving confidence in the core material used across both the 10-pack and 100-pack options. The oval profile itself is a functional feature rather than purely cosmetic — by keeping the split section clear of the ring's load-bearing ends, it helps maintain a stable, tangle-free connection point during rig building and while under casting load.

No numerical breaking strain, wire diameter or stainless grade is published by Breakaway, so these figures aren't quoted here — but the manufacturer's own description of the rings as suitable for powerful casting indicates they're built with shore-casting demands in mind rather than as lightweight accessory rings.