Photo courtesy Kevin Dodge
By Ric Burnley
It’s not often that an aspiring fisherman gets the opportunity to be taken under the wing of a living legend. Yet long before meeting Bouncer Smith, a pioneer of several fisheries and one of the most outspoken captains in our industry, Abie Raymond knew all along that he would work on the water, only ever wanting one profession. The 32-year old captain was born in Miami and started guiding inshore trips by the age of 15.
