Rick and Lance, Yes we do occasionally use "Duct tape on a stick". If you forget your authentic worm and find yourself without one at the range someday, just go to your car or truck's tool box and grab a roll of duct tape. Wrap the tape once around the end of a dowel or rifle cleaning rod, then twist it so the sticky side is facing outwards and wrap three times around, covering the end of the rod and about 3" of the rod's length. Then twist again and secure the tape's end by wrapping it round the rod a little lower. The "Sticky Worm" you now have with extract ALL of the aluminum foil pieces from about five cannon shots, then you must place a fresh piece of tape over the top portion of this worm to renew it. Sticky worm FIRST, then wet AND dry sponge afterwards.
"Steak on a Stick" at the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur, Colorado is much more appetising, but take a tip from our Canadian friends; watch the Red-Green Show just once, and you will be convinced that there really are one thousand uses for this stuff!
Regards,
Mike and Tracy