Performance
James Arthur Payne
James Arthur Payne is credited on 15 releases across 6 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1998–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
15
Pressings credited
6
Albums
4
Decades active
32
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Biography
James Arthur Payne (1894 – June 12, 1968) was an American fly rod maker, designer and business owner. He was born in Highland Mills, New York. The son of E.F. Payne and the owner of the E.F. Payne Rod Company, Payne designed and built bamboo fly rods for almost 70 years. His rods are prized by fishermen and collectors. Experts consider Payne to have been one of the great designers and bamboo rodmakers in the history of fly fishing. Payne died in Highland Mills on June 12, 1968.
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Credited work
15 releases · 6 albums · active 1998–2025
- Performance · 29
Studios: Fudge Recording Studio, New Orleans
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