Bait Question
So about 2 weeks ago I went to my honey hole on a part of the creek near my house where I usually go for bass/crappie/panfish. The water was unusually clear and sure enough, I saw what I'm 99% sure were some carp swimming around, decent size too. I want to try for them next time I go. I started looking into carp fishing and it seems like hair rigs are the best option so I got some with the fake corn and the yellow bait balls. My question, and it's possibly a dumb one so keep the laughter to a minimum: How are those attractive to carp? Are they like scent infused or do carp see that floating there and just instinctively want to eat it? Should I "chum" the water by throwing out pieces of actual corn? It just seems to me that they are simply yellow pieces of rubber without any scent or anything so why would that attract a carp?