No stranger to catching some of the UK`s finest history Carp is Graham Larkcom.  Affectionately known as ``Hampshire Graham`` or ``Blunder`` to his mates. He`s fished many top waters in his time and certainly gets amongst the biggest wherever he dabbles a line! an still managing to hold down full time work!!!
Here he is with one of Frimley`s Pit 3 heavy weights... A gorgeous big Common.... ``Gregory Pec`` at 49lb+ from last year. outwitted whilst using the mk1 compact alarms.
and just for prosperity, check out the impressive pic of the ``Causeway fish`` from a Southern club water and ``Heather the Leather`` from the Yateley Car Park lake. Cracking fish from an era that we all hold dear in our memories.
 I know Graham from the Chichester lakes from years back, an the fact that he`s on the original mk1 Compacts and now on the r-plus alarms is a testament to how well these buzzers perform. and that`ll do for me!  / Scott  Edwards  / E.C.U

The next batch of the 10ft  Empera S-B Classic`s will be available once again in June time 2019.
Both the full cork / Fuji seat builds and the full eva / alps seat builds are all totally sold out! 
We have had an amazing positive response to these rods and I stated when I released them they were rods to be cherished for life.

These stunning scaley  big and beautiful carp from the uk… from  Europe....and even from the usa are reasons why the best anglers choose to use ecu alarms. Because when you need to see and hear that valuable once in a lifetime bite... We will be there for you. No false beeps, no leaves interrupting the genuine fish bites on the alarms, no wind interrupting the accuracy of our alarms. We will give you instant accurate indication every time. And we`ve got history as a UK label, weve been around in the carp scene for years and years. No marketing, no hype, just hard earned graft building on our reputation...…..  

Only yesterday was i messaging to Scottie on his recent carpy endeavours and receiving a few nice shots off him. less than 24hrs later he's messaging again saying he's bagged the biggest in the lake from his current venue.
r-plus alarms doing what they should be doing, and naturally getting the important bite!
here's whats Scottie has to say....
 ...."......well.. here she is. the gray lady. biggest one in the lake @28lb 6oz.  this one's been on my list for five years and I've witnessed it twice to two good friends but now is my time to hold her aloft. three bleeps on the rplus signalled her arrival.. I'm over the moon with this one .......".......
 Very well done Scottie! / ecu😎👍
#rplusEverytime #ecuOneBeepNailed

"...….Just seen a bit of activity about 40 yards out as I only just moved into this swim being the fish are well on the feed I put 3 kg out and slowly set up camp as I always do no rods out just let them have lunch 3 hrs later put 2 rods out one in the middle of the bait the other to the right edge as the undertow was pretty fast left to right rods had been out for 2 hrs just got dark and off it went and so the battle started 20 min later she surrendered to the pressure, I caught her last year at 44.11 this time she was still a healthy 44.00 , what a fish...…"

No stranger to big carp here's Benny with some cracking stills he sent over to ecu showing us his Carpy exploits.
Cheers Benni for the shots / E.C.U

Scottie Roberts had a week over in France on Gigantica. Conditions were far from favourable in the sweltering  hot heat. But Scottie still managed to get a result and landing two fine carp. one being this gorgeous common carp. And frustrating for Scottie he lost a few aswel commenting `they fight like demons in that lake....`! 

First blood to you mate and I'm sure you'll be over there again to tame those giants in that lake.
Thanks for sharing the info Scottie with E.C.U

The R-Plus alarms are now available to pre order. delivery time scale 7 to 14 days due to demand.

Customer photos showing the original mk1 compacts and the mk1 r-plus compact alarms...….

Having the season of a life time presently is UK angler David Abbott catching monster carp from French lakes and rivers, some open and public and some wild and untamed waters. Dave`s travelling around the French waterways searching for elusive big carp. below is  just a few examples of whats he's had on his mammoth session so far.....
Dave`s been using the E.C.U original mk1 compacts and has now got hold of two E.C.U r-plus buzzers to try out before I send him out another 4rod r-plus set once we make them available again this July / august time.
Dave reckons the new r-plus buzzers are ``awesome`` and he was blown away with their features.
More exclusives about Dave`s fishing exploits and  carpy photos to follow...…….

Ambition achieved for Mattia, the biggest in the lake. Stunning Common for Mattia. long may she reign in her watery home...… mk1 compacts buzzer choice as always.

Follow ecu on facebook for all the latest carpy photos and news.
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No stranger to big carp is Max Cottis, he's having the session of a life lifetime over on Abbey lakes in France. Where he's having a super haul of very big carp. here's a trio of some of the calibre Max is catching. The above mirror carp topped the scales at just over 60lb+! 
As always Max is on the r-plus ecu alarms and he's given them that custom look aswel.

This leathery looking mirror (left) topped the scales to nearly 60lb! and the gorgeous big scaled mirror on the right had the needle bouncing around 49lb+! if you had a choice between catching these carp which one would you go for....? I'm with the big scaled mirror at 49lb+ on the right would do me! simply stunning with unique scaling. thanks for sharing the info Max and sending over the  info. /  Scott Edwards / ecu 

We`re busy building the next batch of mk1 r-plus compacts.
​They`ll be available once again mid May - June time 2018.

A great addition to the mk1 compact range. these r-plus alarms are real little gems and compliment the original mk1 compacts very nicely in  our line up.
​best wishes `n keep carping Scott Edwards / ecu  / 29th march 2018.
 

Some of Kent's finest from a certain historical lake that i won't name out of respect for anglers fishing it. But have a look at these old warriors. 40 odd years old. possibly leney strains? correct me if I'm wrong. very well done to Danny Pritchard great angling and the mk1 compacts giving him one toners all season as he makes his way through the last remnants of this historical and ancient lakes last standing "A team". #ECUwayofLife #ECUoldSkool #onetoner #YourOwnPath Great photos Danny and great angling mate.keep at them! #ThatsHowWeRoll

Big carp angler supremo Max Cottis gets an outstanding result on his first outing on the ecu rplus buzzers. My first words to Max were ``jammy git!`` followed by congratulations! 
​Max being no stranger to catching specimen carp from the uk and all over Europe sent in a few details alongside the photos....... 

Great result Max thanks for sharing the info mate. / Scott Edwards /  ecu

Edwards Custom Upgrades Mk 1 Compacts 
 Not being the type of person that normally writes reviews I thought I would for my Mk1 Compacts as I have now had them 12 months and considered this a long enough time period to have formed an accurate opinion.
Over the years I have owned many other different alarms from most of the other manufacturers and felt that none really gave me everything I had been looking for there seemed to be a compromise. I then started to look at Edwards Custom Upgrades Mk1 compacts. I guess the 1st thing that made me look at them was the old school look I have always been a fan of that look. I had also heard good things from other anglers that used them. I spoke to Scott and decided on the colour of the leds I wanted and placed my order as promised they arrived within a couple of days. It struck me that the case they came in was of good quality and I liked that I had been supplied with spares some snag ears and a little screwdriver to replace the batteries when the need would arise. So let’s hit the bank and give them a go over the last year they have been out for I would guess 70 - 85 nights in all weathers from -7 to + 28 they have never missed a beat in the rain and have been mega reliable. The functions are the functions not going into them I am sure you all know how to use them suffice to say they are simple and all work fantastically well. I normally fish a semi slack line with my reels locked up and the alarms on max sensitivity and even in high winds false bleeps are very rare knock the sensitivity down one and it stops completely. I also love the simplicity of having a roller it’s reliable does not freeze up in cold conditions and does not suffer line skip I.E the line moving or slipping over the roller even with thin lines when slack line fishing.
In summary if you want some old school lookers with all the reliability of modern technology functions that work and fantastic customer service Edwards Custom Upgrades without doubt are the way to go. Thanks Scott for a great product Andrew Bradley.

E.C.U Receiver Neck Lanyards now available. Finally got round to sticking them on the website. I  know a few lads that have been asking me for these. They could be used with any make receiver or receiver pouch. But specifically they were designed for the original mk1 compacts receiver and the new r-plus receiver. Quality made as you`d expect from E.C.U £4.99 each retail.

Accomplished old skool specialist angler Shaun Harrison bags himself a stunning uk personal best common.
​Now I know Shaun through his writings for many years gone by. I grew up reading about the fabled mangrove and birch grove waters. and his exploits achieving a record brace from the Mangrove. First Mangrove brace over 70lb at the time! Most of you wont know about these feats Shaun accomplished but a few will if you carp fished from the 80s / 90s onwards you grew up reading about the historic Mangrove mere. But  back in the day this was big news. He knows his baits, and he's an all rounded successful carp angler. catching on his own terms. and very much highly regarded in big fish circles.
​Shauns been on the ecu buzzers both the original mk1 compacts and the new r-plus compacts since late summer 2017. and I was interested to hear how he's been getting on and certainly in no time at all he goes and breaks his uk pb with this almighty home grown British common!!! 

​Here's what Shaun has to say on the ecu edwards buzzers.......

``This year I found I needed to change my alarms as I was finding myself in angling situations where my old tried and trusted of many years were beginning to let me down. Well, not so much let me down, but more to the point, they weren’t really coping with what I was asking of them.
I was fishing at very close ranges in very shallow water with ultra-lightweight indicators and quite simply the speed of the takes were smacking the indicators into the rods before I was signalling any sound from my alarms and due to the shallow water I simply couldn’t afford for the carp to get too much of a head start on me.
I started to look around at what was available, searching the internet simply doing my homework and the alarms that I kept going back to were the ECU’s. The Edward’s Custom Up-Grades.
I have been around a lot of years, this being my 40th year actually catching carp and I found the looks of the ECU’s quite pleasing to my old lived in eyes. I liked the fact that they weren’t covered with that modern rubberised material that seems all the rage these days but ends up sticky and horrible after a bit of use. I guess deep down they reminded me of my alarms of old but with much more modern inners. Almost retro looking which is something I like, particularly so the original models.
After much deliberating I took the plunge and welcomed into my choice of tackle a set of the originals and the new all singing, all dancing models.
Why two sets?
There you are I have beaten you to it and going to answer that one now.
I fish a lot and fish a lot of different waters and a pet hate of mine is swapping gear around.
Out of choice I prefer single bank sticks or a two rod bar and a single stick set up for 3 rods. However, many of the waters I fish, I have to use a rod pod due to the concrete nature (not wanting to spook fish crunching sticks in) or wooden platforms of some swims. So, I like to have both options and I thought that being a virgin to the ECU range it made sense to try both systems. Besides I couldn’t get rid of the fondness of the looks of the original, but also wanted to try the all singing all dancing.
Well, here I am and I’m pleased to say many takes later and my ECU’s have never missed a beat. Lots of bleeps now before I hear the smack of the indicator smacking against the rod and hardly ever a false bleep either.
I’m rough with my gear, my tackle I simply use as the tools they are supposed to be. Not for me having to mollycoddle bits of gear. If it works then great, if it doesn’t, it gets pushed aside. I’m not sentimental with things like many appear to be.
So here I am several months on and finally feeling like I have lived with them through a decent enough period of time to be confident that I will be continuing to use them for a lot longer.
Attached is a rather nice 40 lb plus true British common that made my Shaun the Sheep indicator really sound like it was bleating at me, courtesy of my ECU’s. I do love those low tones, they don’t make me jump as much as the real high tones that are also available in the setting up options.
A big thumbs up from me.``

​Great info Shaun and well done on outwitting that big old English Common! / Scott Edwards / E.C.U

Great savings to be had on 3 and 4 rod packages. time limited offer, whilst stock lasts!!! 
​These rods are about to become rarer than what they already are and sure to become highly sought after by their rarity and true E.C.U craftsmanship quality.

One anglers that's always getting out and about  chasing big carp is Mark Port. Here he is with a couple of cracking finest old English from the famous Chillam Mill syndicate in deepest Kent.

34lb dark old Scaley Mirror Carp known as ``Starburst`` and 33lb  stunning sub like framed Common Carp. #mk1compacts #onthebuzzers #onetoner