Boynton Beach Firefighters Fishing Tournament and Chili Cook-off (2024)

COVERING SOUTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE BOYNTON BEACH FIREFIGHTER FISHING TOURNAMENT IS TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY WITH MORE THAN $10,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES. TERE’S ALSO GOING TO BE A CHILI COOK OFF. AND HERE TO TELL US MORE IS LIEUTENANT ALEX FERNANDEZ AND ALSO CHRIS LEMIEUX WITH THE BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE. GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY WITH US. SO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE FISHING TOURNAMENT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. UM, FISHING TOURNAMENTS ARE 18TH ANNUAL BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FISHING TOURNAMENT. CHILI COOK OFF, UM, THIS YEAR IS LIKE I SAID, IT IS GOING TO BE OUR 18TH YEAR. UH, WE’VE BEEN START THIS EVENT STARTED OUT ONE OF OUR LIEUTENANTS HAD CANCER PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER. SO IT STARTED OUT AS A CHARITY EVENT TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS FAMILY. UM, AND THEN IT’S GONE OVER THE YEARS, THROUGHOUT, WE’VE CHANGED IT FROM DIFFERENT CHARITIES TO, YOU KNOW, HELPING LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS. THIS YEAR WE’RE DOING IT FOR, UH, FIRST RESPONDER PTSD, MENTAL HEALTH. SO IMPORTANT VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO US. UM, BUT IT’S GREAT. UH, IT’S AT HARVEY BOYER PARK IN BOYNTON BEACH, 2010 NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY. UH, IT’S BEEN THERE EVER SINCE DAY ONE. UH, GREAT TURNOUT. IT’S A CD EVENT. KINGFISH, DOLPHIN. WAHOO! AND OUR MYSTERY FISH IS BLACKFIN TUNA. THIS YEAR, UH, THERE’S ANGULAR CATEGORIES FROM BIGGEST WIPEOUT. FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH. IN EACH CATEGORY. WE, UH, WE HAVE A JUNIOR ANGLER CATEGORY TOO, RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH, WE HAVE JUNIOR ANGLER, LADY ANGLER. UM, JUNIOR ANGLER IS WE HAVE IT FOR SKYLER HUNT. HE WAS A JUNIOR ANGLER AT FISHING FOR MANY YEARS. HE HE UNFORTUNATELY PASSED. SO WE IT’S IN MEMORIAL OF HIM WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. SO WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, BRING THE COMMUNITY IN. IT’S ALL LOCAL EVENTS COMMUNITY. UM, BUT IT’S A REALL GOOD TIME. BUT WE HAVE AN EVENT THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT. AND THE WEATHER’S SUPPOSED TO BE BEAUTIFUL FOR IT AS WELL. VERY GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS. YES. AND VANESSA WERE TELLING US. SO THERE’S ALSO A CHILI COOK OFF GOING ON AS WELL. YES, THERE IS ALSO A CHILI COOK OFF. WE HAVE BROUGHT SOME IN FOR US HERE. YEAH. THAT’S ACTUALLY PROVIDED BY TEXAS ROADHOUSE. ONE OF OUR TEAMS THAT WE PUT IN. WE HAVE OVER A DOZEN TEAMS THIS YEAR. WE DO HAVE CASH PRIZE TOO, AT 800, $503 FOR UH, FOR THE WARDS. AND THE BIG AWARD, TOO, IS THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE. IF YOU COME TO THE EVENT ON THE DAY WITH THE COURSES AT A FAMILY EVENT FOR $10, YOU ACTUALLY GET A TOKEN AND ALL YOU CAN EAT CHILI, BURGERS, HOT DOGS, PULLED PORK, ALL DONE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. YOU COME OUT THERE AND IT ALL GOES TOWARDS THERE. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT YOUR VOTE IN THERE AND GET THAT PEOPLE’S CHOICE FOR THEM. THE CHILI TEAMS THAT COME ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET THOSE COINS IN THERE, BUT THE EVENT IS IT’S AN AMAZING FAMILY EVENT FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE BIG FISH, OF COURSE, TO BE WEIGHED IN, WHICH IS REALLY COOL, BUT IT’S JUST A GREAT TIME, GOOD FOOD, AND IT’S A GOOD FAMILY EVENT. GUYS, IS REGISTRATION STILL OPEN? REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD IT LAST NIGHT, BUT FOR NEXT YEAR HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT THE EVENT FOR NEXT YEAR, RIGHT? AND IF YOU WANT TO HEAD OVER TO THE CHILI COOK OFF YOU CAN THE CHILI COOK OFF 100%. THE EVENT THAT’S GOING TO BE OPEN UNTIL LIKE 12 TO 5 PEOPLE COME IN AND TRY THOSE CHILIES OUT. SO ALL RIGHT. DID WE MISS ANYTHING? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE WRAP UP? UH, NO. JUST COME OUT, JOIN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS SMOKING 250 POUNDS OF PORK -- TODAY. WOW. FOR TOMORROW. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME. WE HAVE FREE AX THROWING STUFF FOR THE KIDS. YEAH, COME HANG OUT. ENJOY. GREAT. WELL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING BY AND FOR HAVING US MORE ABOUT THE EVENT. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION,