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KRIKORIAN: Tranquility at end of the pier

It is Sunday morning, and the sun hasn't yet breached the marine layer gray ceiling above the Belmont Shore Pier where people with fishing poles are sitting, casting, waiting, standing, gabbing, reeling, laughing and, most of all, relaxing.

"We live in San Bernardino, and we try to come here every weekend," says Armando Tamayo, a maintenance worker.

"It's at least 20 degrees cooler here than it is in San Bernardino," says his wife, Norma. "We like coming to Long Beach, and going to the Aquarium of the Pacific and to the Queen Mary and to the city's shops and restaurants. This is our weekly one-day vacation getaway."

"But what possesses you to fish?" asks a reporter who has spent a lifetime avoiding such a pursuit since he endured only frustration and boredom - never catching anything - during the few times he dared attempt it.

"It's not work," replies Armando. "Remember, as they say, the worst day of fishing is better than the best day of working. I find it fun."

A rainbow pier

Indeed, as one looks down the 1,620-foot concrete structure that opened in 1967 and replaced the original wooden one that had been there since 1915, one observes both sides of it lined with a culturally diverse group of people reflecting Tamayo's joyful words in trying to land a halibut, barracuda, shark, sand bass, croaker, perch and various other species.

It is a most serene setting with a picturesque backdrop as married and unmarried couples, families and friends, kids and teenagers, senior citizens and loners quietly mingle on the ocean walkway that's officially known as the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier.

"This has just become part of my life," says Mike Contreras, a 29-year-old Lakewood native who works for an air conditioning company. "I've been coming to the Belmont Pier since I was a kid when my dad brought me here.

"This is what I like to do. Some people like to play baseball or soccer and basketball. I like to fish. I wouldn't be leaving now, but I got to get home to my wife and 11-month-old son. We're going to do the family thing together today."

It is 9 a.m.

"Been here almost since 6," he says. "I clear my head here. Best place to get away from everything."

Jorge Juarez, a 56-year-old Bell resident, agrees.

"I've been fishing around here for years," says Juarez, who works for a demolition company. "This is my hobby."

He brought with him his 10-year-old grandson Antonio, who seems to be savoring the experience.

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