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Hey lock45,
over here in OZ we call them tacklebacks, and there are plenty of good ones out there beleive me. i use two main types (depending where I am and how deep I'm fishing and the lures I'm using).
the first one is your basic extendable pool pole with a large cork screw on the end, simular to a totum tennis coil with the center end cut off, this unit simply follows your line (once you coil it on) down to your lure and you prod it off.
the other is for big/small lures in deep water, it can be made from either a lenght of S/S rod (1''x6''long) or a lead filled bit of tube, with two pig tails welded to one side facing each other (our line is wound into the P/tails to guide the "tackleback" to your lure) at one end you need to weld a D shackle across the end to attach your cord and at the other end you weld another D shackle, but before you do weld it on you need to attach 6 or so lenght of 1/2" long linked chain on to the D. We make them different sizes (2each) so to get hooked up on the front ,middle or rear trebles.
if the chain doesnt hook up to the lure the weight of the thing should knock it off the structure.
Now you attach your cord to the other end and then wynd it on to a plastic hand reel, how much cord you put on, depends on the depth of the water you fish in, Ive got around 80ft of 1/8 nylon cord with a B/strain of 200pounds once I've sorted out how to put photos on this here board I'll put some on for you to look at.
how do you use this is simple let it down you line and once it gets to the end , put tention on our lure, you jig and bob both up and down till you get the lure off, simple.
they cost around twenty to fourty bucks to make pending on material so 2 or 3 lure and they've paid for themselves
hope this helps, and as i said I'll post a photos asap
karl
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