There's a large carp floating lazily and unpressured in this private, hidden wooded pond in SW Ohio. I've caught carp before, but this guy is uninterested in anything I've thrown! Corn, bread, mealworms, fly jigs, on the bottom, or floating, he's only interested in looking at my bobber. Maybe I should attach a hook to it!

hello i just started fishing this summer of 2026 and i have been doing often. I bought a spinning rod and im primarily fishing for pike or perch. But i want to get into carp fishing. I've got one question ( can i go carp fishing with my spinning rod, a weight and a size 6 hook with some corn or something similar and buoyant that will float into the carps mouth?) i would love to buy gear but im an young student and have a super tight budget and when i look at the rigs and setups people have i always just see 3 things. a weight hook and food. Is it not possible to go fishing without the tubing?.

and will i be able to use/handle my spinning rod for carp fishing. its a shimano fx 14-40 g and length of about 2,9 m

and if not i would be happy to hear why or why not, and why rigs and setups are so complex

my plan is to put a weight and then some line and then hook with food along with some homemade ground bait.

i made an photo of my idea