Anybody fish these?Got my 3rd one this year today...went 26".Anybody who says these fish can't fight gotta be crazy.It almost pulled me in the water on the hook set.I wasn't expecting it to get my jig and trailer.

I have fished for carp on and off for about 15 years. There is nothing I ever hook into that makes my reel sing like a carp does. I know they're a problem fish in some places, but still a great sport fish as far as I'm concerned.

I love catching carp more than any other fish.  Which reminds me, I need to hit a local carp hotspot and spend the morning trying to boat a 20+ lb. fish.

Can you eat these fish? I have heard of people doing out of the Mississippi but never tried it. If so what are some good recipes.

there is a special way to cook the fish (fish being very bony), Carp are better to eat from fresh clear water because they feed off the bottom. If a carp for instance comes form a muddly lake,pond,ect. It will most likely taste like that.

Agree with bass109; they're fine if they come from good water. For many years carp was (maybe still is) a main ingredient in the popular food among Jewish people, gefilte fish.

What about out of a crick or river  that is clear at some points and muddy others?

We would chum with ceral and you could just kill them then.