From the moment I stepped out of the air-conditioned arrival hall at Palma International Airport into the sunlight and intense heat of the midday Spanish summer sun, I was only too aware that succeeding in my goal was going to be tough. Success may well have been possible, but it was a long way from what could be described in any way as probable. I was teaming up once again with Capt. Vince Riera and the crew of Mad Max on the Balearic island of Majorca for two days in pursuit of the longest of long shots: catching the first Mediterranean spearfish on fly.