About Us
Founded in 2006, FishSmith Inc. is a family-run business specializing in sportfishing, nautical, and other salty artwork, apparel, and promotional design.
About the FSI Team
Madison Smith- Graphic design, website manager
Becca Smith- Sales Manager (Florida, Bahamas, SC), CCA, customer service, production manager
Jim Lina- Sales (Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi) contact Jim
Chick McKaig- Screen Printing
About the Founder- Elliott Smith
 Me on the right, w/ my bro and sis. Big Bay Creek Edisto, Dec 2009.
From CCA FL SeaWatch “Featured Artist Bio”
Since I was very young, my family and I have spent our summers on Edisto Island, one of the sea barrier islands in the area around Charleston, SC called the Lowcountry. Although I lived in Lake Mary, FL during the rest of the year, I did a lot of growing up on Edisto. It is where I learned to back a trailer, dock a boat, catch blue crab, throw a cast net, hook a trout, slalom ski…the important things. It’s also where I nabbed my first paid work as an artist. One of my earliest jobs was to design the artwork for the SC Department of Natural Resources’ “Governor’s Cup Billfishing Tournament”. The local marina printed my design on some T-shirts, and pretty soon I had earned some money and was seeing my work all around the island. The next year I was hired again. Long story short, never let a good opportunity go to waste- and with this one, I had the chance to pay my bills with my artwork. Not a bad gig. So in 2006, after graduating from UF with a cum laude B.A. in English, I started FishSmith Inc, with the goal of expanding the successful model I had started on Edisto to retailers, tackle shops, tournaments, and organizations (like Coastal Conservation Association) across the southeast. I put together a portfolio, printed some samples, and hopped in my car for several roadtrips from Tampa, to the Keys, to Jacksonville- knocking on doors, finding customers the old fashioned way. I also made sure to work in a couple spearfishing business trips.
FishSmith Inc. has since been going strong with now over 45 retailers across Florida, to the Bahamas, Louisiana, and South Carolina. Recently, although I do work in many mediums, I have really enjoyed freehand illustrations done with an appreciation for a vintage nautical Americana style that has always sat well with me. Much appreciation is due to the town and people of Edisto for giving me such a great occasion to showcase my artwork and my business. I hope yall will check out www.FishSmithInc.com to see more.
I am thankful for the chance to make a living doing something I had a knack for at age 6 when I drew my first wildlife creation- a lion in the desert. I guess it didn’t take long to find the water from there, both in my art and in my life. I now enjoy freediving, spearfishing, line fishing, and surfing in the waters around Charleston SC, New Smyrna Beach FL, the Keys, and the FL Panhandle; and as I have learned elsewhere, I hope that we will all remember to seize a good opportunity to enjoy these cherished natural resources, and be thankful that we have them.
-Elliott A. Smith
Contact Information
Online Order Inquiries: Orders@FishSmithInc.com
General Information: Info@FishSmithInc.com
Accounting: Becky@FishSmithInc.com
Contact Smith at Smith@FishSmithInc.com
CCA Florida: www.CCAFlorida.org
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