BEST GLASSES for sight fishing ?

[Ksam1234]

21 minutes ago, RyneB said:

I have a couple pairs of Costa 580Gs, my fishing buddy has Wiley X. We were fishing last weekend and he was spotting every bedder, I couldnt see any. We swapped glasses, he raved how much better my Costa 580Gs were compared to his Wileys. I still couldnt see any bedders. lol. 

So it’s safe to say you just  need eyeballs ? Lol jk 

[FryDog62]

Had a bunch of different gray lens Oakley’s for years... tried on some green mirror Costas and it was game over.  No idea what I’d been missing all these years.  They work in all light conditions very well and the contrast to see in the water is so superior.  They warm everything up too - my wife steals them from me during our gloomy/endless winters in Minnesota and calls them “Prozac for the eyes...”

[zell_pop1]

I had Costa 580Gs and Kaenons, I found no difference in visual quality. Both are better than the Wiley Xs I have. Kaenon and Smith Optics both have a Trivex lens, so do the Costa prescriptions. They are light and strong like Polycarbonates, but have visuals like glass, basically best of both worlds. 

[junyer357]

I have 2 pairs of costas. One with 580g green mirror and one with 580p sunrise silver mirror.

 

I thought the green mirror was the ticket for sight fishing, til i tried the sunrise silver mirror. I could see much better with them. Its a yellow base with a siver mirror outer finish. Its a 30% light transmit compared to the 10ish% green mirror.  So it lets in much more light while still cutting glare from water, allowing me to see better under water

 

Its a specialty lens for me though, it will give you a sun headache if you rely on them alone all day on a bright full sun day, because the let in much more light. I only wear them sight fishing, on cloudy days, or early mornings and late evenings. I usually start with them at daylight and switch back to the green mirror after the sun gets up good. Great glasses for driving at blastoff too when its light out, but the sun isnt up over horizon yet.