Rodney,

I myself had tasted carp in Russia when both my wife and I picked
our daughter. They
usually smoked them. Our hosts had told us to
cut out the mud vein or keep them alive for a
couple of days. The carp that they had tasted
very good.
I myself usually kill the carp and let the rest
of nature take care of it. I do enjoy the good
fight that they put up. Especially on a flyrod when a large one is
hooked. Try catching carp
on a flyrod or ultra light spinning rod.



Trouter