Remembering Tony McGraw

One of the local establishments, West Side Club had a dedicated patron in Tony McGraw for many years before he recently took ill.  He was well known to those who went there and was well liked by all.  There was a benefit golf tournament that was held, and along with that there were raffles.  One of the raffle prizes donated was a Legends Outdoors Guide Trip.  The winning ticket was held by Yabo, Earl, Red, & Paul.  They made plans to get out on Lake Wallenpaupack and the Mid-July outing was a pristine setting with blue skies, barely a breeze, and comfortable temperatures.  The pontoon boat was a floating sanctuary for this foursome as they had cigars, beverages, and hoagies from the deli that Paul owns during their trip.  The floated around most of the day just hoping for that one hard to find striper bite while they reminisced and talked about all the great years with Tony they had.  It seemed right on queue as when the rod buckled after a vicious strike and the battle was on!  After a few minutes, a striper was landed and in Tony's name they celebrated this prized catch!  They broke away later in the trip and did some casting about and caught a few other fish such as smallmouth bass before wrapping up this memorable day.  Special thanks to the West Side Club.