I've seen two KY Afield shows on Shellcracker (Redear) fishing at KY/Barkley. (the one you're talking about, and one prior to that ... last year, or year before ? )

Here's the "cracker" video segments of both shows:

YouTube - ‪Catching Redear on Barkley‬‏.

YouTube - ‪Redear and Bluegill on Lake Barkley‬‏

Wouldn't be too hard to make some of those "jigs" that Jim Doom uses (in both shows) ... as they look to be small Beetle Spin Grubs (black w/yellow stripes) with yellow rubber band legs.

I have caught some "hand sized" ones from Cedar Creek ... fishing from the bank, with a piece of nightcrawler.

... cp