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# Father’s Day Fishing Derby on the pier
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/fathers-day-fishing-derby-on-the-pier/
- Published: 2003-06-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:19:39.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Pier, #archive-import

*By Daily Press Staff*

There will be some friendly competition on the pier this father’s day. Santa Monica Bait & Tackle is sponsoring the Father’s Day Fishing Derby on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Santa Monica Pier.

“We are pleased to be able to continue to provide the community a family event with a bit of friendly competing, said co-owner Mannie Mendelson, an accomplished fisherman who the grand prize in the Marina Del Rey Halibut Derby in 2002.

Mendelson and co-owner John Volaski Jr. started the derby in 1991\. The cost to compete in the derby is $10 for adults and $5 for children. The derby is paid for by participating competitors and all profits are contributed back to the winners of the competition.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 14, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061403.pdf?ref=smdp.com)