Your favorite polarized sunglasses?

[OkobojiEagle]

Amber colored Fit-overs in all light conditions (short of darkness).  One pair in the boat and a pair in each car.  About $50 - $60 a pair when I last needed to make a purchase.

 

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[Deephaven]

57 minutes ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

The glass lenses on the other hand are the probably the best I've ever had for the 200$ ballpark price.  Glass does does have drawbacks, its heavy so the frame isnt a good fit they feel like they can slide off your face if your looking down.  

 

The SuperThin glass from Maui is about the same weight as plastic.  They are crazy light and clear

16 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

1. Poly lenses only.  All glass shatters and it is heavy.  While the optics may be a bit better, the risk to your eyes is not worth it.

 

Poly lenses need to be replaced all the time, glass last years.  The risk is there of course, but IMO the fact you have something in front of your eyes is huge and enough.  I am mostly concerned with hooks.  

8 minutes ago, gimruis said:

 In 2006, I got corrective laser surgery.  It changed my life.  No more prescription glasses, sunglasses, or prying those tiny soft contacts into my eyes anymore.  I realize that not every person with a vision problem qualifies for this, but if you do, don't hesitate any longer. 

I did mine in 2003.  BEST money I have ever spent.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

6 hours ago, galyonj said:

 

My favorite Oakleys were the old Half Jackets that I could swap lenses out in -- which was handy, because I'd use them for everything, and the lenses would get scratched up pretty bad. Loved those things. They fit my massive dome like a glove.

 

Oakley's hinge pins are absolute garbage, though.

Yup, they were the pair I had replace on Vacation.  Since the frame doesn't cover the bottom of the lenses you have to flip them over if you want them to rest on your brim when you aren't using them.  The old school minutes were really nice as well, but now they're completely different.  

[InfantryMP]

Oakley Holbrooks are my favorite

[GetFishorDieTryin]

5 hours ago, Deephaven said:

The SuperThin glass from Maui is about the same weight as plastic.  They are crazy light and clear

Theyre heavier then Costas 580 glass and way heavier then Costas or Oakleys plastic

[Smells like fish]

Timely subject as I broke my only pair in the last week. All my life I’ve only ever had $10 Walmart fishing glasses. 

[Munkin]

On 6/8/2021 at 5:48 PM, WRB said:

Low light like cloudy days amber/copper colors brighten the contrast and bright sun dark gray reduces glare.

We have had recent long threads on this subject, search Sunglasses.

Tom

 

 

This is what I have found as well after a few years.

 

Allen 

[Deephaven]

5 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

Theyre heavier then Costas 580 glass and way heavier then Costas or Oakleys plastic

Way, rofl.  The Holbrook which has way less coverage, but referenced here are 29g.  The other Oakley's listed weigh between 24-44g for their plastic lenses.  Costa doesn't list the weight of the 580's, but the thin glass Maui's approach the weight of plastic and have way better clarity than any plastic junk.  I also much prefer them to the Costas I've owned.  Pick your poison, not relevant, but lightweight glass isn't all that heavy.

 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

9 hours ago, Deephaven said:

Way, rofl.  The Holbrook which has way less coverage, but referenced here are 29g.  The other Oakley's listed weigh between 24-44g for their plastic lenses.  Costa doesn't list the weight of the 580's, but the thin glass Maui's approach the weight of plastic and have way better clarity than any plastic junk.  I also much prefer them to the Costas I've owned.  Pick your poison, not relevant, but lightweight glass isn't all that heavy.

 

My stingrays are almost double the weight of my Brines and all the weight is in the lenses that's why MJs are notorious for being heavy.  Mine are 43.5 or 44.5 and with most of the weight in front it makes them a little uncomfortable after 7 or 8 hours.  The thin glass is nice, but it only comes in gray and has it drawbacks.  The thin glass isn't new either, Ive had my MJs for a while and at the time i bought them they're newest lens was plastic and it was the same price as the glass but they were supposes to be almost as clear and they were far lighter.  All they had them in was like a pink color that I didnt like at all so I went with the glass.  Ill see if I cant find the name of the lenses.  

[haggard]

If you have to wear your polarized sunglasses over your prescription glasses, Cocoons. They're relatively cheap ($40 or so) and the thin coating wears off the lens after a couple seasons, but when they're in good shape, they work well and block the side light as well, and the polarization is very effective at seeing into the water.

 

You get what you pay for. In this case, good cheap fit-overs, made of plastic, that need to be replaced once in a while.

 

[TOXIC]

While all of the glass lense discussion is relevant, I’m going with with what an optometrist friend told me.  Glass is fine for boating and driving and beachwear etc., but not for bass fishing.  All glass shatters, all of it, and if your willing to risk your eyesight then by all means get glass.  The Oakley poly prescription lenses I have are lightweight and impact rated.  They can be worn as safety glasses.  

[galyonj]

33 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

All glass shatters, all of it

 

I won't use glass lenses in sunglasses. I'll take the chance that they'll get scratched when I'm shooting, or mowing, or weedeating, or fishing; because a scratched lens is better than picking shards of glass out of my eyeballs.

[TOXIC]

1 minute ago, galyonj said:

 

I won't use glass lenses in sunglasses. I'll take the chance that they'll get scratched when I'm shooting, or mowing, or weedeating, or fishing; because a scratched lens is better than picking shards of glass out of my eyeballs.

Exactly.  I have had my current pair of Oakleys for 3 years and I wear them all the time.  When they are not on my face, they are in the case.  Not one scratch yet.  I never lay them down or store them out of the case.  Only clean them with microfiber cloth.  

[galyonj]

1 minute ago, TOXIC said:

Exactly.  I have had my current pair of Oakleys for 3 years and I wear them all the time.  When they are not on my face, they are in the case.  Not one scratch yet.  I never lay them down or store them out of the case.  Only clean them with microfiber cloth.  

 

I'm hard on stuff, but, like I said, I wear them as much as impact protection as I do because I'm a moleperson.

 

The last time I replaced the lenses on my sadly-departed Half Jackets, it was because I had a big gouge out of one of them where a piece of .45 ACP brass came flying back at me and the rim of the case neck dug into the lens.

 

Didn't break, though, and I still have both my eyeballs.

[Krux5506]

For the past few years I've really liked wearing Spy Angler sunglasses. I believe the Angler model is now discontinued but they still have them around on Amazon and elsewhere, anywhere from $80-150 depending on color. 

 

I have my eye on another pair of Spy sunglasses, the Discord model  but just don't really wanna drop the money right now. 

[zell_pop1]

Either Kaenons or Smith Chromapop are best. They have a Trivex lens that is very near the clarity of glass and just as light and strong as Polycarbonate. I use to have Costa 580Gs in the Jose and I could not tell the difference in clarity between them and the Kaenons I had. 

[FishTank]

I like Smith's Guides Choice.  My favorite lens is the Techlite Polarchromic Copper Mirror.  It changes how dark the lens is based on light and it has high contrast making things easy to see under water. 

[PressuredFishing]

whatever the prescription eyeglass manufacturers offer, you really cant be picky

[MN Fisher]

My budget doesn't allow me to get tri-focal sunglasses in addition to my clear set - so I use polarized clip-ons.

[Darth-Baiter]

On 6/12/2021 at 6:19 AM, FishTank said:

I like Smith's Guides Choice.  My favorite lens is the Techlite Polarchromic Copper Mirror.  It changes how dark the lens is based on light and it has high contrast making things easy to see under water. 

Nice!!!  I didn’t expect the price tag to have that kinda magnitude. But really nice.  
 

id live to see if they fit my giant face. 
 

I wear Natives on the water. I have a back up pair of Oakleys I’m too nervous to use.   I will soon. They fit better. 

[Bass_Fanatic]

Waterland sunglasses are quickly becoming my favorite.  I’ve got costas, Wiley x, and waterland and the waterland are lighter and the lense clarity is great!  I have 2 pair of the hybro style and one Asher.  The hybro fits my face great.  Plus you can use promo code BENTRODS15 and get 15% off when ordering from waterlandco.com

[FishTank]

39 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

Nice!!!  I didn’t expect the price tag to have that kinda magnitude. But really nice.  
 

id live to see if they fit my giant face. 
 

I wear Natives on the water. I have a back up pair of Oakleys I’m too nervous to use.   I will soon. They fit better. 

 

You can often find them cheaper on eBay and Sierra Trading Post. 

 

If you have a large head, these are some of the bigger frames they make. Too big for my head.   Price is good too.

 

https://www.sierra.com/smith-transfer-xl-sunglasses-polarized-chromapop-lenses-for-men~p~58ddp/?filterString=s~smith-sunglasses%2F&merch=prod-rec-prod-prod58DDP&colorFamily=01

[Luke Barnes]

Ive had a pair of Oakley Mainlink with the deep water polarized lenses for years and love them to pieces. But they are so scratched it interferes with my vision so I picked up a cheap pair of polarized Pugs glasses at a gas station and they were light and worked good. I actually liked them but I thought I lost them so yesterday I picked up a pair of Renegade Ike edition polarized glasses from Wal-Mart. Granted I'm an Ike fanboy so thats the only reason I got them, but I havent fished in them yet but they are comfortable. So that's where im at. I want new Oakley lenses but they cost more than alot of frames and lenses together. 

[Phelptwan]

I'm liking the last pair of Costa's I purchased from Sierra.  I probably won't buy another pair of Oakley's again though.  It seems every polarized pair of Oakley's I've ever purchased the film/finish/whatever starts flaking off right at the 2 year point.  

[desmobob]

I'd go with FishTank's option... the Smith Chroma-Pop are my favorite polarized lenses and that's a great price.  And my Smith frames have been durable and strong (going on 12 years now, I think).