MINERVA'S BAJA TACKLE IN CABO SAN LUCAS
For the best sport fishing trip, book with a Cabo fishing legend. Minerva's Cabo San Lucas fishing charters started back in the days when Cabo was just a sleepy fishing village with dirt roads and a couple of hotels. Now, fishing is what Cabo San Lucas is famous for and we're proud to say that we've played a big part in not only starting the sport fishing industry in Cabo San Lucas, but also in preserving the resource by promoting conservation and responsible fisheries management. Marlin, tuna, dorado, wahoo, swordfish, yellowtail and countless other species inhabit the waters here at the tip of the Baja Peninsula.

Minerva's Baja Tackle has over 32 years of experience fishing Los Cabos. Our crews are proven tournament winners and our boats are tournament rigged – ready to provide you with the ultimate fishing vacation. Minerva's also boasts the largest selection of Baja fishing tackle in all of Los Cabos –from rod and reel packages to trolling lures, terminal tackle and clothing, whatever you need, we've got it. Realize your dream of catching your trophy fish while in Cabo San Lucas, book with Minerva's!

LOS CABOS SPORT FISHING COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS
ROGELIO COVARRUBIAS WILKES OCTOBER 6, 1924 – MAY 26, 2009

WE'VE LOST A DEAR FRIEND....
Rogelio Covarrubias Wilkes was born in El Plateado, Zacatecas and came to Cabo San Lucas in 1926 with his mother and father Rafael M. Covarrubias who would be the LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of the "Faro Viejo Lighthouse" and the local POSTMASTER of this then "pueblito".   Take a trip back in time and imagine Cabo San Lucas in 1926 with a population of 250 persons comprised of 40 families, no world class Marina, no paved streets, no telephones, no highways not much of anything except good old fashioned families and neighbors. 

Who was he?  Well, many like me, called him friend, some called him "choyero" which means original Baja Californian, Doña Victoria referred to him as her husband and his four children, Faustina, Rafael, Elda and Barbara simply called him, "PAPA", but the entire community called him THE PHOTOGRAPHER, and that's how we all knew him, he was the local sport fishing photographer.  He recorded the history of our sport fishing community and tourist by taking pictures.  That's how he made his living, he took pictures at the dock of fishermen and their catches, families and their catches or just plain visitors and their catches.  Rogelio was the man who could immortalize a family vacation, fishing trip or fishing experience by just snapping his camera and he did this from the very early 1970's until 2003. 

I first met Rogelio in 1977 when he dropped by my trailer to deliver some pictures he had taken of our clients at the little wooden dock that afternoon.  Bob and I had only been in business with our charter boat called the "No Problema" for about a month.  There were only a handful of charter boats in those days and Rogelio would offer to take their pictures and deliver them to their hotel or any other place they indicated.  In this case the client told him to deliver to Bob and Minerva.  Being a young housewife and not very experienced he found me attempting to prepare dinner.  He immediately asked what I was trying to do and I responded that I was going to prepare my husband garlic shrimp or as they say in Mexico, "camaron al mojo de ajo".  Rogelio looked down his nose through his glasses at me, shook his head and said, "your only scaring those shrimp with that garlic, that's not mojo de ajo, you need a lot of garlic, move and I'll show you how to do it!"  He showed me how to do it and I still do it his way to this day!  He was loud and bold and I was crazy about him! 

Did you visit Cabo San Lucas from the 1970's through 2003?  Did you meet Rogelio?  Maybe you don't remember, but if you have black and white pictures that were taken in Cabo San Lucas from this era, I guarantee you met Rogelio and we want to see those pictures.  Get out your albums, yes, remember the days when we used photo albums?  Dig out your box of pictures, re-visit those days and send us a copy with a short caption.  We're going to start a historical gallery, we want to see your pictures and step back in time. 

I'd like to be the first one to share. This is a picture of my son Justin Smith, taken in 1985 by Rogelio.  It is one of my most treasured pictures.  It was common for the locals to gather at the small dock and watch the boats and catches come in.  The marlin that you see in this picture was caught by Dr. James Jansen, a veterinarian in Los Angeles who fished with Captain Pimi on the 35' Silverton called "Minerva" for 6 days and caught and released 64 marlin.  This was the only marlin that was killed and hung as it died during the fight.  Rogelio thought it would make a great photograph together with Justin.  He was right!



The Cabo San Lucas Sport fishing community will miss Rogelio and with your help we will never forget him.  Send us your pictures, we have the opportunity to pay back the favor, we can immortalize his work by showing everyone interested your picture, taken by Rogelio Covarrubias Wilkes. 

CLICK HERE TO SEND US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR PHOTOS, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HELP US BUILD ROGELIO'S MEMORIAL GALLERY