Hi All,

From April 2025 ODAS will be inviting members to renew their membership by Clubmate only.

It is a decision that the ODAS Committee has not taken lightly but increased difficulty in banking money and cheques – as post office and banking facilities have declined – together with increased costs associated with application form printing and sending out, membership card printing and the task of writing out all the members details on the cards and returning it with a letter to confirm their renewal/new appication is complete.

We also must consider the future management of our Club membership processes (database management and accountancy) by taking advantage of new technology essentially making it easier for our staff and importantly for our members to renew their membership easily.

We want to make the issuing of ID cards automatic and simple, whilst giving our members more support when visiting our fisheries through the Clubmate app on their smartphone or laptop.

Clubmate supports over 100,000 anglers and provides them details of their individual Club waters, with instant messaging for urgent updates and features like ODAS branded Club clothing and maps. The Clubmate app also provides current news of current fishing trends and issues.

To date nearly 50% of our members renew their membership by Clubmate. We would now like to get all members onto the Clubmate system to complete the transition.

We will give you support in loading the Clubmate app onto your smartphone or laptop allowing you to quickly connect to the ODAS membership database. It’s a simple process of inputting your email address and then completing your profile by following some easy steps.

There will be no paper application forms sent out this year for renewals of ODAS membership. Instead, you will receive an email shortly from ODAS giving you full details of how to join ODAS via Clubmate. There will be support links in the emailed letter plus you will be given a phone number as well if you get stuck.

The emails will be going out later this month so check your junk mail folder just in case our email is put there by your email provider.

For those on Clubmate already – you will get an automatic reminder from the Clubmate app that you can renew your membership for next season.

If you have any concerns, please contact me.

Thank you for your support.

Best Wishes

Robin Bundy – ODAS Membership Secretary

Mobile – 07956 568722