The man who introduced "alphabet" lures to the world of bass fishing passed away Thrusday in Hot Spring, Ark. Carl "Cotton" Cordell, who manufactured the "Big O" plastic crankbait among many other now ...

Carl Richey "Cotton" Cordell, one of the biggest names in fishing, died Tuesday in Hot Springs. His obituary listed some of his life's highlights and honors, such as enshrinement in the National ...

HOT SPRINGS — Gather ’round. Cotton Cordell’s going to tell you about one that got away. “Had a friend of mine, Glen Owens. He’d had some regular customers. Well, it was him and one of his old ...

There was sad news on the internet this weekend when I learned that the great lure developer and manufacturer Cotton Cordell had passed away at 86 on Jan. 6 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Cotton expanded ...

Bobby Murray has brought the Big O full circle. In the spring of 1973, Murray, then an employee of Cotton Cordell Lure Co., was fishing a B.A.S.S. Tournament on Beaver Lake in Ark.. He called Cotton ...

There was a bit of magic inside the cardboard box hidden away in the corner of an unused room. The box, about a foot square, barely peeked out from behind the sleeping bags, waders and life jackets ...

Carl Richey "Cotton" Cordell Jr. passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, January 6, 2015, surrounded by family and loved ones. The only child of Carl, Sr. and Alice (Barnes) Cordell, Cotton was born ...