If I were a die hard carp fisherman I would seriously consider both, but I'm not, not that I don't like carp, they can be serious contenders but sitting on my skinny butt for hours waiting for them to bite goes against my hyperactive nature, but I have nothing against casting a few lines while I take a break. Here's a pic of a nice un I caught while having a lunch break, it weighted like 14 lbs:
Now back the subject, OP, you ate doing it wrong when you tell somebody they are doing it wrong.