{"id":16826,"date":"2018-07-19T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=16826"},"modified":"2018-07-20T12:40:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T19:40:55","slug":"tripping-with-mr-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2018\/07\/19\/tripping-with-mr-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripping with Mr. Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the night begins to nod off and the day awakens I\u2019m riding shotgun, playing navigator for the one and only Mr. Robert Field (AKA Ginger Foxtrot to some<\/em>). While sipping bulletproof coffee we chat over the stack of rods between us in his packed out Tundra crew cab. We\u2019re bound for Mason Creek on Florida\u2019s Nature Coast to meet up with Brian Stauffer of Fish Head Kayak Charters<\/a>. Our game plan for today is to chase reds, snook, and trout.<\/p>\n

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I met Robert three years ago at the Extreme Kayak Fishing Summer Slam Series in Pompano, Florida. He was eyeballing (his eyes are his GoPro on a selfie stick) my Wilderness Systems ATAK 140, which was the first one in south Florida. That started a conversation that evolved into friendship. But like most of you who follow Robert on his YouTube channel<\/a>, I didn\u2019t know the man behind the videos any more than the rest of the angling world. I figured now was a golden opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look into his latest venture.<\/p>\n

Robert is taking Field Trips and his followers (currently at more than 102K followers) on a journey to fish and explore all of the lower 48 states. In short, I can tell you what you see in his videos is 100% Robert. The quick smile, high energy, engaging conversation and the occasional smartassery are genuine\u2014probably why we hit it off.<\/p>\n