I ate carp a couple of times as a kid (about 55 years ago) and don't remember it tasting so bad. These were out of the Green River in Kentucky and it was probably a lot cleaner then most water today. Later on I saw people fishing for carp at the sewer plant in Evansville,In. and that turned me against eating them.
Scott, bring one of them over and I'll see if the wife will make you a casserole, or should that be carparole.
Just kidding there Scott, but you could bring me a carp skin.
Good Luck