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Tom Rowland Podcast

The Trosset Family - Legendary Fishing And Diving Family Of The Florida Keys - #0116

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.9903 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Robert “RT” Trosset is a legendary Sportfishing Captain out of Key West, FL.  RT has 240 World Records and endless fishing accolades and has been inducted into the IGFA Hall Of Fame.  His 2 boys, Chris and Robert Jr are following in his footsteps doing great things in both fishing and diving.  All 3 Trosset’s sat down with me to discuss growing up in Key West, deciding to be a guide and how the business has changed since RT started.  We talk about COVID-19 effects on the guides and tourism, many funny stories are recalled and lots of information is exchanged.  RT was a guest on this episode if you want to know more about his story. Follow @trosset_outdoors Follow @reel_fly_charters Follow @finzdivecenter Listen to the previous podcast with Robert “RT” Trosset HERE. Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast Network. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army by following them on Instagram at the following accounts @waypointtv @waypointfish @waypointsalt @waypointboating @waypointhunt @waypointoutdoorcollective Find over 150 full episodes of Saltwater Experience on Waypoint You can follow Tom Rowland on Instagram @tom_rowland and find all episodes and show notes at Tomrowlandpodcast.com Learn more about Tom's Television shows by visiting their websites: Saltwater Experience Into the Blue Sweetwater   Contact Tom through email: Podcast@saltwaterexperience.com

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0:00.0

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0:33.6

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1:00.0

I remember what really I think put him over the top of that was when he got his own boat he got a silver king and he was using my boat and they'd use my skiffs and actually actually both them went but you know Chris would do all the fishing in the bay boat in the skiffs and I remember to have going out.

1:20.0

I see these pictures on the internet of a 8 foot lemon shark in the boat and they're

1:29.1

holding its mouth open and you know the I'm not there of course I have no idea you left 12 years old maybe I don't know enough

1:37.2

I'm going like without a heck what are you guys doing out there?

1:41.5

Well don't worry about us dad we got it. We are the Trosset family. This is the

1:47.8

Tom Rollin podcast. So, Hey everybody welcome to the show today.

2:07.0

Welcome to the show today.

2:09.0

Got a fantastic opportunity to talk to a legendary family, the Trosset family and not just one of them but all of them we've got

2:18.1

RT the dad who is a legendary sport fish captain. He's cut 239 world records as well as a ton of other things.

2:28.6

Tournament victories, legendary catches.

2:32.0

I mean, the guy is like a book of he's he's almost mythical he's

2:38.6

caught so much but he happens to be a good friend of mine he He's also a super nice guy. His two boys, Chris, is following

2:46.7

in his footsteps and also getting very innovative. He's got an excellent reputation in

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