"We decided to do some paddy hopping today," wrote Andy Cates for Red Rooster III, "rather than travel down to the tuna grounds for most of the day.

"The kelps were spotty, the yellows that come off the kelps are good size though. The dorado were even OK, much better than the yellows and dorado in the tuna grounds. So it worked out, with 45 yellows and 20 Dorado we were able to keep the guys busy and work out the kinks. Hopefully tomorrow we gat a chance at some tuna and really start the trip."