Anthony,
Using the strip-pause method has worked for me, with emphisis on the pause. Watch what a carp's reactions are to your particular retrieve. Experiment until somethings works, then be willing to change your retrieve to match the mood of the fish on any particular day. Some days you would run a mile to Mcdonalds to get a burger and other days you would say no thank you to one right under your nose. Same with fish and flies. That's what makes catching them on a fly so special.