If it's a survival situation, by all means , eat the lips, brain and flesh from the skull, or de-scaled the skin is the best part of it Assuming a Europeon carp, that is. And the eyes. What one does not throw up, may be valuable nutrition.
surf, no gear required to go carp fishing, just rent a boat and a motor. head on over to the Wabash. load up on 20 pounders. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x3Bf0WhvsNk?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> drop your line in on this little guy. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8f9Pkf75yX0?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> lets be careful out there. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9wFwkjL1Jmc?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I was a self taught fisher in my teenage years in the Cumberland River in Kentucky. During this time of year, late summer, I learned that I could catch a carp on nearly every cast by using corn for bait, right before dusk. In Kentucky I was eventually told that white people do not eat carp, only black people do. I also was told that they are supposed to be skinned before eating, and that the streak along the side of the fish can be poisonous.