Carlos Cham, El Pescadero
Carlos builds and repairs custom fishing rods by hand, on the Pacific side of Baja California Sur — offshore, surf, slow pitch and light tackle, built for the way you actually fish.
El Pescadero, Baja California Sur
The workshop
Every Cabo Rods rod is built and finished by Carlos at his own bench: the blank, the guides, the thread wraps and the finish.
He builds four families of rods:
He also takes on any rod repair. Outside the shop he fishes Baja and cooks what he catches: see Carlito’s Cooking Adventures below.
On the water and in the kitchen
Carlito’s Cooking Adventures
Carlos has been fishing Baja and cooking what he catches on camera for years. Carlito’s Cooking Adventures follows him from Abreojos to San Francisco in seven episodes, with a decade of catch-to-kitchen recipes on the channel. The man who builds your rod catches the fish and cooks it.
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From the catch to the plate
A few of the dishes Carlos has cooked. Tap a photo to see it full size.