hi Gabba wlecome to fish raider!
growing up in the western suburbs of sydney, i was was limited to what i could target close to home. i started fishing for carp when i was 10 due to the fact that they were readily assessable in my local park. I am now 20 with my own boat a and i still enjoy a good old carp bash down at the park!
TACKLE
carp tackle is quite cheap and easy to put together i prefer a rod between 6ft-7ft in length in the 2-4 kg line class, a 1000-2500 sized reel, loaded up 4-6 lb line mono or braid doesn't quite matter and 6-10lb fluorocarbon leader.
RIGS
when fishing for carp i try to use the smallest hooks possible preferably a size 6-8 suicide hook. when fishing in lakes and other places with little to no current i prefer to use a rig consisting of 1.5 m of trace attached strait to your hook. i use a double uni not to attach my leader to my main line. when fishing in current i use the same rig but with a float attached 1m above the hook, very rarely do i use sinkers when fishing for carp.
BAIT
while baits such as corn kernels, worms and dough willy catch carp, personally in local park lakes yo cant beat god old bread ! so many people go down to their local lake and feed the ducks with their stale bread unknowingly feeding the the car too! i find the best way to fish it is unweighted on the surface mimicking a bit of stale bread some one fed to the ducks. chuck in a few extra bits for burley and you should have some carp have a look at it pretty soon.
LOCATIONS
majority of local park lakes, creeks and rivers in western sydney should hold carp. They haven't been declared a pest for nothing! as long as your burley up you should see a few come up. Remember never to put them back and have fun
hope that helped mate