Used shuttle service once and never again. Almost took me more to travel to carvoeiro than flying to faro airport. Go with local transfer, way faster!

That's way I avoid large companies like RH. Tired of waiting at the airport. Now I use small local companies. They have fewer clients so less to worry about

For sea bass the best bait on my opinion is cuttlefish. See link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlefish You can find it fresh on supermarkets. Sometimes other baits are hard to find and most of them are dead on the next day. You can cut it in stripes and freeze it for later use. Not good has fresh...

Barradas is great, it was a recommendation of a local friend. Not cheap but is worth it.
Recently, I heard they have their own wine production. Is this true?