So Pedro and his deck hand were great guys. They spoke excellent English. The English was important to my buddy and I because we speak no Portuguese but still love to learn about the local fishing and hear stories about the region. They did not disappoint. The bad thing is that we caught no fish (other than one small barracuda I jigged up at the end). I fish blue water with some regularity and know that it’s always a gamble but… this time felt pretty bleak. We trolled for about 4.5 hours, and jigged for about 2.5. Note that the lack of success was no fault of the crew. We saw no surface activity, no diving birds, and certainly no boiling fish. Pedro struck me as an excellent fisherman. He had great equipment for trolling and good jigging rods. Like all good captains, he was in communication with his peers to see if they had found any fish. But if the tuna aren’t around it is a difficult area for a plan B because it’s so deep and there are few high spots to probe for alternative species.  I think if you are interested in chasing tuna, like me, you need to talk to Pedro in advance to see if the fish are around. I’m sure he would be honest about your chances. If I fish here again I would not hesitate to book with Pedro but I would definitely get the tuna report before spending my euros. I am as much to blame as anyone for the difficult day because I didn’t do my research. All good, I still learned a lot and drank a bunch of cold beers. Thanks boys!