James Arthur Payne (1894 in Highland Mills, NY – June 12, 1968 in Highland Mills, New York USA) was an American

fly rod A fishing rod is a long, thin rod used by anglers to catch fish by manipulating a line ending in a hook (formerly known as an ''angle'', hence the term "angling"). At its most basic form, a fishing rod is a straight rigid stick/pole with a ...

maker, designer and business owner. 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 Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diffe ...

.Schwiebert, Ernest (1984). Trout. New York, New York: E.P. Dutton.Carmichael, Hoagy B. (2010). 8 by Carmichael. North Salem, New York: Anesha.

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1884 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople American fishers American woodworkers Fly rod makers People from Orange County, New York {{US-business-bio-stub