Mark did get some of his fish on smoke/red flake skirted ringers. BASS just didn't report on it for whatever reason. There is more in depth info about his win on bassfan.com

http://www.bassfan.com/Trails_article.asp

As far as getting the jigs goes, yes I am happy to say that you can buy them online now at tacklewarehouse.com. Just follow the 'shop online' link off this page and click on jigs. They are the first ones listed (alphabetically). I know they have been hard to get in the past, and they are not in a lot of stores yet, but with free shipping at Tackle Warehouse it's same difference as buying in a store. I was just rigging some rods last night and believe me, despite the heat wave right now, it's gonna be jig time soon.