http://www.in-fisherman.com/2012/01/...ilwater-trout/
This was an interesting read and may help out some us trout chasers. I am not sure how long ago this was written as it still lists the brown from Arkansas as the world record and some of the cranks listed are older models but good info none the less.
Here is a quote to get you interested from guide Fred McClintock (TN):
"Last year I was guiding a party for stripers on the Cumberland River in Kentucky, pulling foot-long gizzard shad on planer boards. While I was reaching for a cold drink, my client shouted that he had a nibble. Well, stripers don’t nibble; they plaster a bait. I told him it was probably just his shad kicking, but he insisted his bait was being bothered by a fish. When he asked, “Hey Fred, are stripers orange?” I turned around and saw a giant brown trout, way over 25 pounds, swimming away with his shad. Before I could yell to him to set the hook, it spit out the bait and swam off."
browntrout- you'll find that he addresses the jig question...