I’m about as excited and I’ve ever been, and about as tired, too.

The 7th annual Bobby Lane High School Cup (BLC) starts this Friday night, Dec. 1, and it’s bigger than ever.

For those of you who don’t know the BLC is an event put on for our youth. Last year we had around 300 kids. This year we’re looking forward to hosting 350. Every child will get to go fishing on the Kissimmee Chain here in Florida with a boat captain who has volunteered his or her time for the event.

The doings will be hosted by the Bartow Yellow Jacket Fishing Team and the Lakeland Jr. Bassmasters at the Camp Mack River Resort on Lake Kissimmee.