Oh no! I went and tried on Bajio Sunglasses.

[Darth-Baiter]

I was pleasantly surprised that my local fishing store carried Bajio Sunglasses.  I’ve been curiously interested in them since I seen them mentioned here on the Bass-Forum.   I often wondered about glass lenses.  They had the pair I was interested in.  And they fit fantastic.  The lens was so clear.  From what I understand, they are an off-shoot of Costas.  
 

anyone wearing Bajio’s?   Real world reviews?   
 

btw, the Bales Beach seem to be the ones I test fit.  I read the return policy and it seems cut/dry.   No surprises there. 
 

 

[Msl819]

No real world experience but they will be my next pair. I love my Smiths but these have my curiosity peaked. As I understand understand it, the company was started by the same folks who started Costa Del Mar. 

[Deephaven]

Guy at Scheel's told me an engineer from Costa left and started them.  Can't confirm anything on that, but I did also think they looked like they had great lenses in them when I tried them on.

[EWREX]

i think scott martin switched from costa to bajio. obviously that decision i'm sure was based on whatever the sponsorship benefits were, but take that with a grain of salt. they do look great, but personally if i'm going to spend $200 on glasses i'll stick with my costas

[Unk]

Checked out the Bajio site . I didn't spend a lot of time searching the site but didn't see any info about their lenses being polarized . But , considering how they are marketed , I would be amazed if they were not polarized . With non Rx sunglasses , it's pretty much what ever cranks your tractor but I would suggest staying with a grey lens . Also , the polycarbonate lenses will be much lighter and more comfortable but will scratch more readily . The glass lenses will not scratch but will be heavy and raise questions of comfort with prolonged wear and be more prone to slipping down which can be annoying at just the wrong time . For the price point , you can get grey polarized ophthalmic quality lenses with a scratch coating at one of the big box stores like Sam's or Costco in a frame that's adjusted to fit . Oh , I have no association with any retail outlet - just a little experience with the optical business .

[Deephaven]

The Maui Jim thin glass are almost as light as the plastic.  Crazy how light they are.

 

[Darth-Baiter]

47 minutes ago, Unk said:

Checked out the Bajio site . I didn't spend a lot of time searching the site but didn't see any info about their lenses being polarized . But , considering how they are marketed , I would be amazed if they were not polarized . With non Rx sunglasses , it's pretty much what ever cranks your tractor but I would suggest staying with a grey lens . Also , the polycarbonate lenses will be much lighter and more comfortable but will scratch more readily . The glass lenses will not scratch but will be heavy and raise questions of comfort with prolonged wear and be more prone to slipping down which can be annoying at just the wrong time . For the price point , you can get grey polarized ophthalmic quality lenses with a scratch coating at one of the big box stores like Sam's or Costco in a frame that's adjusted to fit . Oh , I have no association with any retail outlet - just a little experience with the optical business .

Totally polarized.  You simply missed it. 
 

Thanks for the input.  Always appreciated.  I am definitely buying into glass lenses. 

[FishinBuck07]

2 hours ago, EWREX said:

i think scott martin switched from costa to bajio. obviously that decision i'm sure was based on whatever the sponsorship benefits were, but take that with a grain of salt. they do look great, but personally if i'm going to spend $200 on glasses i'll stick with my costas

I am with you, they look like nice glasses, but for that price I will stick with the proven company in Costa!

[Darth-Baiter]

42 minutes ago, FishinBuck07 said:

I am with you, they look like nice glasses, but for that price I will stick with the proven company in Costa!

I get it.  Safe route.  
 

im more edgy, hehe.  I’ll report back if I get the nerve to drop the coin.  

[Bird]

I consider a pair of quality polarized sunglasses as essential tackle, an absolute must and a place I won't skimp.

Those glasses look legit so report back if you decide to go with them.

[Darth-Baiter]

9 minutes ago, Bird said:

I consider a pair of quality polarized sunglasses as essential tackle, an absolute must and a place I won't skimp.

Those glasses look legit so report back if you decide to go with them.

Roger that bud.  Just waiting for my wife to end an online meeting to touch bases.  Juuuussstttt in case. 

[Darth-Baiter]

Thanks for inputs.   I ordered them!   Should get them before my lake Texoma striper slug-fest!  

[TOXIC]

I know some guys like to play the odds and get glass because the clarity is a bit better than poly but my optician is also a fisherman and I have a buddy who works in a lab that makes Rx lenses in both glass and poly both tell me that a jig, worm weight or bullet sinker hit directly to any glass lense currently manufactured will shatter and put shards in your eye.  My choice was Rx impact rated poly lenses.  I’m not willing to play the odds.  

[PhishLI]

17 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

I have a buddy who works in a lab that makes Rx lenses in both glass and poly both tell me that a jig, worm weight or bullet sinker hit directly to any glass lense currently manufactured will shatter and put shards in your eye.

And that's the whole ball of wax right there. Not worth the risk for fishing, and I've been smacked directly in a lens more than once.

[Darth-Baiter]

I have Oakleys I wear for punching etc.  

 

but good point.  I have never been hit by a weight.  Lucky I suppose. But I rarely if ever yank on a weight.  Except for punching. As a kayaker I get pulled towards the snag. 

[flyfisher]

They don't offer my favorite lens color though of green mirror with copper base and ironically enough I am now in the market for a new pair of sunglasses too.  

[Bass Junke]

1 hour ago, TOXIC said:

I know some guys like to play the odds and get glass because the clarity is a bit better than poly but my optician is also a fisherman and I have a buddy who works in a lab that makes Rx lenses in both glass and poly both tell me that a jig, worm weight or bullet sinker hit directly to any glass lense currently manufactured will shatter and put shards in your eye.  My choice was Rx impact rated poly lenses.  I’m not willing to play the odds.  

How many people have ever heard of this happening? I'm not saying total BS but if this was even a rare occurrence no one would wear glass lenses. I don't have prescription lenses but I have worn quality glass sunglasses my entire adult life. I have face-planted while skiing (frames broke in two, lenses intact). Went over my handlebars once glasses flew off smashed into the rocks. (cracked lens). When we first started playing paintball, my sun glasses were my goggles (I know, stupid).Can't say I ever took a paintball on the lens though. I have sent 5 pairs of Vuarnets back for various repairs during my reckless days. Mostly broken frames, I think only one cracked lens. 

To me glass is worth the small risk. Looking through Polycarb is cloudy and distorted.

[Nolanh]

I got the bajio nippers the other day and I’m impressed. I’ve always been a costa guy, but these are a step above in my opinion. 

[TOXIC]

5 hours ago, Bass Junke said:

How many people have ever heard of this happening? I'm not saying total BS but if this was even a rare occurrence no one would wear glass lenses. I don't have prescription lenses but I have worn quality glass sunglasses my entire adult life. I have face-planted while skiing (frames broke in two, lenses intact). Went over my handlebars once glasses flew off smashed into the rocks. (cracked lens). When we first started playing paintball, my sun glasses were my goggles (I know, stupid).Can't say I ever took a paintball on the lens though. I have sent 5 pairs of Vuarnets back for various repairs during my reckless days. Mostly broken frames, I think only one cracked lens. 

To me glass is worth the small risk. Looking through Polycarb is cloudy and distorted.

Totally your choice.  I’m just relaying what 2 professionals told me.  I know all government rated safety glasses are poly.  I know all military sunglasses are poly.  I don’t need to know how many have had an incident to know what can happen.  I also am not willing to test the theory.  

[PhishLI]

22 hours ago, Bass Junke said:

How many people have ever heard of this happening?

Not many, and this is likely because the vast majority of people aren't fishing while wearing glass lenses. Likewise, the vast majority of people don't wear glass lenses where getting nailed by fast flying metal projectiles is a risk.

22 hours ago, Bass Junke said:

I'm not saying total BS but if this was even a rare occurrence no one would wear glass lenses.

Few normal recreational activities present the risk of a small yet heavy piece of metal flying at high speed which concentrates energy on a single point like a jig head or weight would.

 

22 hours ago, Bass Junke said:

To me glass is worth the small risk

You do you, but you only have to be wrong once.

[Darth-Baiter]

My friend just debated me about this last week.  On kayaks.  He wasn’t wearing a PFD. Haha.  
 

i appreciate all insight.  I assume most fisherfolks are not yanking on weights.  Like ocean folks.   I have a lot of eyewear. Lots.  I have choices.  Pretty sure I’ll be okay jigging a lure 100 feet down in the ocean for rockfish.  Not all fishing is the same. 

[TOXIC]

At the risk of sounding petty, I didn’t post the result of a simple google search of fishing related eye injuries.  Recreational fishing is the #1 sports related eye injury activity. Without going too far down the rabbit hole I read that a lot of the injuries are from hooks to the naked eye and weights causing hemorrhage to the eye but if you dig deep enough there are some studies of glass vs poly.  I’m sure my buddies recommendations are related to the number of incidents and the “odds” of something impacting your eye.  

[Darth-Baiter]

1 hour ago, TOXIC said:

At the risk of sounding petty, I didn’t post the result of a simple google search of fishing related eye injuries.  Recreational fishing is the #1 sports related eye injury activity. Without going too far down the rabbit hole I read that a lot of the injuries are from hooks to the naked eye and weights causing hemorrhage to the eye but if you dig deep enough there are some studies of glass vs poly.  I’m sure my buddies recommendations are related to the number of incidents and the “odds” of something impacting your eye.  

We get it. Truly we do.  
 

but the spirit of the question was really, “any one wear Bajio’s?  You like them?”

 

but in all honesty, every thread ends in a debate.    You can almost say, “every thread has a “mastdebater”,,  haha.   Yea, i gots jokes. 
 

 

[Big Rick]

2 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

but in all honesty, every thread ends in a debate.

Oh, I wouldn't say that...

 

Oh wait, I just did by debating your statement.....

 

 

[schplurg]

8 hours ago, TOXIC said:

At the risk of sounding petty, I didn’t post the result of a simple google search of fishing related eye injuries.  Recreational fishing is the #1 sports related eye injury activity. Without going too far down the rabbit hole I read that a lot of the injuries are from hooks to the naked eye and weights causing hemorrhage to the eye but if you dig deep enough there are some studies of glass vs poly.  I’m sure my buddies recommendations are related to the number of incidents and the “odds” of something impacting your eye.  

 

I'm glad you mentioned it, I never considered the glass thing. It's food for thought.