Gunga
growin' up I caught hundreds of carp out of the willamette, my standard setup was a single debarbed worm hook and bread dough ( the frozen kind you get at the store ), and NO weight.
I'd keep the dough in a cooler with my soda so it wouldnt rise and peel off small bits as it started to thaw, I would cover the hook with a teardrop shape doughball ( just enough to completely conceal the hook ). cast it out, let it sink and give it about three feet of slack line. I'd use the slack line as a strike indicator, when it started to straighten out I'd set the hook. If they ever felt me or the pole they'd spit it. They always seemed to 'chew' on it a bit so the takes were pretty easy to see if I was paying attention. The 'no weight' kept the snags to a minimum and I never needed a barbed hook,( and it was easier to release em, a twelve year old vs. a barb hooked 6 lb carp meant I was gonna get wet. so I'd just reel all the way to the hook, give a push , fish was free and I was dry.)
Hope that helped, I used to have a ball 'em, hope you do too. . .
BTW --- Awesome video above me here