“...but a kick in the rear to fish for with a bow.”
We used to do that as kids. One time I met up with a buddy from to fish at his hang out. He saw my bow with the spool and line and said “Oh - that’s not how we do it.”
It was in more of a swamp than a river. Shoot them without the string, and then we would go running through the swamp after the carp with an arrow sticking out of his back. Looking back it may not have been the safest or kindest thing to be doing. (I don’t know - can you be “mean” to a carp?)
I think carp are a big game fish in England and France - although not sure if it is the same type. We never ate ours. One guy would use them for fertilizer.
I’ve seen deer hunters use the bow on carp for practice in the NJ Meadowlands; a bit wasteful, as they can’t be eaten (and unlike removing a hook from a fish’s mouth before tossing it back, the damage is much worse).