Polorized lenses or not?

[NewAngler]

I was thinking about ordering a pair of fishing glasses from online, but ran into a Pair of Ray Ban glasses I have that I thought I had lost.

Is there a way to tell if these glasses are poloraized or not? They're legit $130 Ray Bans, I just dont remember when I bought them if they were marketing as polorized.

[CRANKSTER]

Best way I can tell you is to put them on and look at your cell phone screen or ipod screen.  if they are polarized the screen will look like it's broken.  Rotate the device around in your hand and you should see it change.  It sounds weird but it's how I found out lol.

[BucketBuster]

Best way I can tell you is to put them on and look at your cell phone screen or ipod screen. if they are polarized the screen will look like it's broken. Rotate the device around in your hand and you should see it change. It sounds weird but it's how I found out lol.

Also, you can look out a tinted window of a car. If you see a rainbow like glare while looking out of the window, they are polarized.

[burleytog]

Polarized Ray Bans will have a small P on the lens.

[basser89]

You can also take a pair that you know is polarized and hold them up in front of your pair in front of a light. Now rotate one of the pairs 90 degrees, if the light gets blocked out then both pair are polarized.

[NewAngler]

Polarized Ray Bans will have a small P on the lens.

Seems easy enough. Thanks.

[.dsaavedra.]

lol yeah all of the above work. if you look at any electronic display though polarized sunglasses it will look weird and it will be darker if you tilt your head to the left or right.

[Dave D]

I'll never forget the first time I pumped gas with my polarized shades on!   ;D

[RobE]

I'll never forget the first time I pumped gas with my polarized shades on! ;D

The suspence is killing me! Were you smoking, trying to look cool for the ladies? 

[BassnMan Mike]

I'll never forget the first time I pumped gas with my polarized shades on! ;D

The suspence is killing me! Were you smoking, trying to look cool for the ladies?

Speaking from personal experience here, you cant see the display.

[SirSnookalot]

Exactly why pilots seldom wear them, or so my optician tells me.

[Dave D]

I'll never forget the first time I pumped gas with my polarized shades on! ;D

The suspence is killing me! Were you smoking, trying to look cool for the ladies?

Speaking from personal experience here, you cant see the display.

DING DING DING! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

[Fishes in trees]

If I'm outside during the day and I don't have my polarized shades on I get a headache pretty quick.   I don't know why.  It is pretty simple - if I'm outside in the sun, wear my shades - it literally is one less headache for me to deal with.

[roch1]

A litte ot but do you find that polarized glasses help that much?

Sorry for such a dumb question but I have never used sun glasses polarized or not while fishing.

Are there cheaper options for polarized sun glasses out there that work well?

[hokiefisherman93]

A litte ot but do you find that polarized glasses help that much?

Sorry for such a dumb question but I have never used sun glasses polarized or not while fishing.

Are there cheaper options for polarized sun glasses out there that work well?

I wear costa's with 580 green mirror, and they perform better than the cheap ones from wal-mart.  However the wal-mart ones do work they are just not as comfortable and not as good as the higher end ones in my opinion.

[brushhoggin]

cheap shades have inferior optical quality. The acuity of good lenses requires careful manufacturing control that includes "decentering" or tapering the lenses. Inexpensive plastic lenses will strain your eyes. You might not notice it at first but after a while, subtle fatigue or even severe eyestrain and headaches will set in.If your cheap sunglasses are polarized, they use a polarizing filter that is either glued or sprayed onto the lens. The filter is certain to detach, scratch, or delaminate. And the quality of the polarization will be poor anyway.Quality sunglasses provide all the protection you need, plus they have superb visual acuity. Wearing them is a pleasure. They're worth seeking out.

[RedhookRR]

Try Fisherman Eyewear if you are not wanting to shell out the money for costas.  Good IMO probably not as good as costas but better than Walmart specials.

[roch1]

cheap shades have inferior optical quality. The acuity of good lenses requires careful manufacturing control that includes "decentering" or tapering the lenses. Inexpensive plastic lenses will strain your eyes. You might not notice it at first but after a while, subtle fatigue or even severe eyestrain and headaches will set in.If your cheap sunglasses are polarized, they use a polarizing filter that is either glued or sprayed onto the lens. The filter is certain to detach, scratch, or delaminate. And the quality of the polarization will be poor anyway.Quality sunglasses provide all the protection you need, plus they have superb visual acuity. Wearing them is a pleasure. They're worth seeking out.

I agree with B-hoggin, but B, he said he doesn't wear ANY sunglasses AT ALL right now.......... doubt he'll jump at the first 200 dollar pair.

Any sunglasses are better than no sunglasses at all. (mejor que nada).

...... especially on the water. (talk about eye fatigue....)

I tried sunglasses once or twice at most when I was younger but I felt it was just to dark. It might be because in general I just dont wear sunglasses ever and my eyes need to adjust?

I will talk to some of the guys I fish with to see if they have some and if I might be able to try it on the water for a few hours.

[RedhookRR]

cheap shades have inferior optical quality. The acuity of good lenses requires careful manufacturing control that includes "decentering" or tapering the lenses. Inexpensive plastic lenses will strain your eyes. You might not notice it at first but after a while, subtle fatigue or even severe eyestrain and headaches will set in.If your cheap sunglasses are polarized, they use a polarizing filter that is either glued or sprayed onto the lens. The filter is certain to detach, scratch, or delaminate. And the quality of the polarization will be poor anyway.Quality sunglasses provide all the protection you need, plus they have superb visual acuity. Wearing them is a pleasure. They're worth seeking out.

I only use the amber colored ones. You can wear those driving at night........(with your headlights on, lol)

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  Ha Ha  I've done that then took them off to clean them thinking they were dirty realizing that it had gotten dark.

[BassnMan Mike]

While the less expensive shades will work the more expensive ones tend to be better quality and better for your eyes. I remember years back I thought people were crazy for buying the Oakley brand vs the "Fakleys" until I actually tried a pair, I had a friend that had 2 pairs and he let me use one of them for a day of fishing. I found there was considerably less strain on my eyes after that day so I upgraded to the quality shades.

As to color, my shades have interchangeable lens so I use different ones for different situations but if you only have 1 set of lens I'd go with amber.

I did a write up on shades that will give you some insight on them.

http://bassnman.com/fishing-gear/sunglasses-which-ones-are-right-for-me/