Not sure about here, but in germany we used bread dough. And if nothing else fails spear them. 
Corn works great. Buy a few cans and throw a couple in
for chum. It usually will draw them in. Have fun. Carp rule.
mmjhta, randy, Thanks. Do you put a couple pieces of corn an a small hook with a sinker like a lindy rig?
Mix wheaties, corn, honey, molases, add flour as needed to make a somewhat soft dough (in food processor)… place dough ball on end of trebble hook with tips of hooks just barely exposed (yes yes yes for those who will scream… place a bead (or spinner blade) of any color within 2″ of the hook to be legal while using trebble hook for bait, also cant hurt attract) then toss it out and wait for the drag to scream… replace bait by yanking pole so it falls off frequently… fresh dough is vital.
If your hands are very very dirty from the dough, just wash them off in the water… but remember “chumming” in MN is illegal. 
You could also check the regs and buy a cheap bow and shoot them… gardens love carp.
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mmjhta, randy, Thanks. Do you put a couple pieces of corn an a small hook with a sinker like a lindy rig?
I love carp fishing. The idea about chumming with corn is a good idea, so is pouring corn syrup into the water and the morning of the day your going to fish, garbonzo beans works great. I use a big circle hook (no sinkers) for carp and I put on as much corn as will fit on the hook.
While the water starts to warm up carp will hit almost anything.
This almost 30 pounder hit a Catalpa paddle tail on a 1/4oz jig.
Wow! Huge fish. Are those worms scented?
I do or use to do a lot of carp fishing, i have had some limited luck on corn, but the best thing I have found was just using crawlers on a bait holder hook and bottom fishing them.
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An fun way to catch them is to use a jig if the situation allows. I use this technique mostly in rivers and streams and free of weeds and too many hang ups. A sandy or muddy bottom is also better than rocks.
What I do is just cast out the jig and reel it in really slow on the bottom. The slower the better. The jig should be heavy enough that it “plows” through the bottom stirring up a little sediment. That will make it look and sound like something attractive to carp. What you are mimicking is a small crayfish or insect. Carp will jump on it because it is a treat to them. However they won’t chase a bait normally. That’s why you need to reel very slow.
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Wow! Huge fish. Are those worms scented?
No they are not scented. I believe when the water starts warming up on the river they will hit anything that happens to go by first of the year.
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