Vintage Cotton Cordell Big O 8000 Spot Tail 3" 1970's Fishing Lure & Box

Description: Vintage Cotton Cordell Big O 8000 Spot Tail 3" 1970's Fishing Lure, Paper Insert, & Box. see condition of box, lure never used. SOLD"AS IS" ALL SALES ARE FINAL. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. COTTON CORDELL HISTORY Carl Cordell, Jr. was born in 1928 in Benton, Arkansas, where he attended high school and was active in sports. His father, Carl Cordell, Sr. worked for Alcoa in the Benton area, but in 1946 bought a boat landing on Lake Catherine in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which would change Cotton's life. Cordell, who is possibly responsible for more lure innovations than any man in the world, got his start in the lure making business from the purchase of surplus B-52 bomber survival kits. The kit had a knife, razor, twine, bandages, and a bucktail jig made with deer hair. The kit cost $2 and Cordell would save up enough money to buy one and then throw away everything but the bucktail jig. They caught fish like nobody's business. "If you lost it, then it got awful expensive to replace. I tell everyone that I started making lures because I couldn't afford to buy them. That's the truth.?" Cotton produced an extensive line of lures and related items over his long career in the fishing tackle business. Listed below are some of his more popular and favorite lures:1. Gay Blade (circa 1954 to 1980), made in four sizes. Produces for Pflueger for four or five years. This was Cotton's favorite bait.2. Crazy Shad (circa 1955 to 1980), made in two sizes. This was the first plastic lure produced.3. Red Fin (circa 1955 to 1980), made in three sizes. Jointed Red Fin (circa 1960 to 1980), made in three sizes.4. Boy Howdy (circa 1955 to 1980), made in two sizes.5. Hot Spot (circa 1958 to 1980), made in five sizes. Produced more Hot Spots than Big O's because it was in production for more years.6. Big O (circa 1973 to 1980), made in four sizes. This was the first alphabet lure. It sold 1,300,000 the first year in production.7. Other lures and items produces by Cotton Cordell were the Super Shad, Swimming Shad, Crawdad, Crab, Huncho, Near Nuthin, Loudmouth, Mr. Whiskers, Vibra King and Vibra Queen Spinner Baits, and a large variety of jigs. He made the first power reel handle and produced high-speed gears for Ambassadeur 5000, and produced 574 fiberglass boats called "The Going Jessie" (circa 1972-1973). He produced an extensive line of rods and handles throughout his years in the tackle business and many other fishing items. Cotton Cordell produced lures for many other well known manufacturers over the years, including: Heddon: Spin Fin, Sonic, Twin Spin and SonarPflueger: Gay BladeABU Garcia: Large plastic topwater baitsCrème and Burke: Sold them his jigs and they added worms to the hooksCreek Chub: Plastic Injured Minnows He touched the lives of many people in the fishing tackle industry and helped a lot of people get started in their early years. To mention only a few: He hired Bill Dance and 1974 to promote Cordell lures. He bought his first camera and produced his first TV show. He helped Jerry McKinnis film some of his first TV shows. He helped Gary Loomis get started in business around 1982 with rod equipment, blanks and start up capital of $2,500. His lifetime work was recognized in 1988 when he was inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. In 1997, he was inducted into the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame.

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Warsaw, Missouri

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