I don;t add anything to the carp. Leave it bloody and don;t use too large a piece. We were missing a few fish and than started using a smaller pieces. I just hook the end or a corner and leave the hook exposed. I find the 3/0 eagle claw circle is about right. I believe that you can land almost any size blue with the drag set light and 17 to 20 lb line. The hardest part is to let the fish bite good and then pick it up and wind in only. No hard set!!!

The skin is tuff so make sure to place hook from the outside into the meat side. Carp are in the weeds now and so I just jig them and freeze some for later when they are hard to get.