‘There were carp everywhere’
Carp shooter Kyle Lundeen unloads carp he and his teammates shot on May 20, during the annual Moses Lake Carp Classic. Shooters in 21 boats shot over 13,000 pounds of carp that day, according to organizer Ty Swartout.
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Ty Swartout stands on the bow of his bass fishing boat and prepares to shoot carp as the boat drifts along the shore of Moses Lake on May 20 during the Moses Lake Carp Classic.
A pair of carp shooters on a specialized fish shooting boat during the Moses Lake Carp Classic on Saturday, May 20.
A carp shooting team returns to the boat launch at Connelly Park to weigh their catch at the end of the Moses Lake Carp Classic on Saturday, May 20.
A team of carp shooters in a fan boat, which looks like it would be more at home in the bayous of Louisiana or the Florida Everglades, return from a day of carp shooting during the Moses Lake Carp Classic on Saturday, May 20. “That boat’s loud,” said tournament organizer Ty Swartout.
MOSES LAKE — Ty Swartout said I came close to spearing a carp, but I honestly don’t think so.
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