Che Guevara’s Personal Fishing RodChe Guevaras personal deep sea marlin fishing rod. The 6 foot wooden rod features the words: H. R. H. custom built by Tycoon Tackle Inc. Miami U. S. A. Some of the most celebrated images of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro are those taken by Alberto Korda of the pair fishing at the Hemingway competition in 1960. This was the fishing event established by writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba in 1950. Guevara and Castro rarely fished. This rod, and Castros (see