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Sunglasses for Fishing
Need some advise on a good brand of polarized sunglasses for fishing and
where to get them. I'm more interested in functional than a "brand Name".
I've seen them run from $19 to $250 on various web sites and don't want to
overpay or underpay and get junk.
Thanks,
Mike (in snow bound PA) |
Mike
Mar 1
2005
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| Mike, I have been steelheading for 5 years, and put my sunglasses through hell
and back. They are Costa Del Mars. If you are going to get one pair,
with one set of lenses, then get the amber lens. Great in low light,
and pretty good in bright light. For bass fishing they have been
excellent as well, but in my area , the water on the lakes is pretty
dark, so polarized glasses don't help see submergent structure of any
kind. But steelheading, they have been excellent, and really have taken
some abuse. Good luck, Chris |
Chris
Mar 1
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| For the past five years, I've been using the H2Optix Captivas. You can get
them pretty cheap on eBay. |
Charles
Mar 1
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| "advise"? |
Mar 1
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| Action Optics. Scott |
Scott
Mar 1
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| And I thought I was bored in the snow? |
Mike
Mar 1
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| I have been wearing a set of Costa Del Mar Pescadors for the last year.
They are excellent on the water and I wear them almost every day at
work and have yet to put a scratch in them which is by far a record for
me. Got them over the web at Sunglassesgiant. Price was good,no sales
tax, and they included a nice set of keepers. |
irbfishin
Mar 1
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| Been through a lot, can most definitely say to avoid the cheapo ones unless
you are just terror on a pair and you'll need more than a pair a year. That said, I use prescirption lens shades, and have found both offerings
from Oakley and Ray Ban to be more than adequate for water use (when
polarized, of course). Oakley is far and away the best for "no" distortion
in the lenses, as I think they mold their lenses in the shape they end up
as, where other companies appear to "bend" their wrap-around shapes out of
flat material. Try them on if you can (whichever you are considering) and
look outside the center area, near the frames, up, down and sideways. There
should be little or NO distortion in areas of the lenses that aren't
"straight ahead". If there is, they will bother you more than help you and
you should move on. And, all polarizations aren't the same. While testing your prospective
shades out in the store (checking for lens distortion), ask to go outside
and look at the sun's glare on the store windows. Truly high quality
polarized lenses will reduce or eliminate most "all" non-metallic glare, not
just "some". Glass is as good an indicator as water is for testing the
polarization. You should be able to see "through" the window glare and into
the store. If you can't, move on. You'd never be happy with those shades on
the water IMO. My picks for shades in non-prescription would be either "regular"
(non-script) polarized Oakleys, or Costa Del Mars. Sadly, this is one area
where you just about get what you pay for. |
SimRacer
Mar 1
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| I have Icicles, Maui Jims and Costa Del Mars. The Maui Hims are excellent
in eveyr respect, The Costa Del Mars are good, but I personally don't think
they are as sharp os the Maui Jim's. Before I got the Mauis as an
anniversary gift from my wife I thought the Costas were the cat's meow. The
Icicles are in my opinion over priced Wal-Mart lenses in more expensive
frames. Not to put down Wal-Mart generic polarized glasses. At prices
below $15 bucks they are pretty hard to beat, and I keep a two or three
pairs in my boat for people who forget theirs. I have used them and even
the cheap polarized glasses help to cut the glare and improve visibility
into the water to some degree.
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Bob
Mar 1
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| You get what you pay for. I wear for fishing a pair of Costa Del Mar
glasses with amber lenses. They work extremely well for cutting glare and
seeing beneath the surface. I used to wear the cheapie sunglasses and ended up with blinding headaches
after a day on the water, not any more! |
Steve
Mar 2
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