JB - story from 'More Tales from Cabin 14'

"Many of the events leading up to the spring fishing trip were in some instances every bit as much fun as the trip itself, with worm picking being one of the best examples. Before they had refined the art of getting others to do their bidding on a consistent basis, JB and company were always on the lookout for a labour saving device or angle of some sort that would assist them in getting any work that needed doing over and done with - fast. Their motivation being that, with the work out of the way it would afford them much more time for conversation and other equally important social activities, such as paying a visit to Branch #4 of the Royal Canadian Legion.

One such device was the now infamous Electronic Worm Probe. No one really knows where it came from, but rumour has it that JB acquired it at no small expense, from places and persons unknown.

It was a deceptively simple device that consisted of a three foot metal probe attached to several feet of electrical cord with a plug at one end. Once the sun went down and the dew was on the grass you inserted the probe into the ground at some strategic place within the worm catchment area, plugged it in, and then waited for the worms to come flying out of the ground as several million volts of electricity pulsed through every patch of grass within a ten mile radius of the probe…"

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