Clear Polarized Glasses

[Way north bass guy]

I’ve not looked into it to hard yet, but are there such a thing as clear glasses that are polarized? I have several sets of different colours, but thought if there were clear ones, they’d be great for that first or last half hour of light, when any tint can hinder your sight through the water. 

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No clear polarized lenses, but in theory, you could have some with a much lighter tint, but that kinda defeats the purpose, so there isn't much market for glasses with light tints. There are many different polarized lenses for science purposes though. You could make a two lens set that you could rotate to increase and decrease the effect, try it with two polarized sets of glasses, also a good way to test if a pair is polarized, if you have a set you know are.

[SWVABass]

I know some folks like yellow/amber for low light. I’ve never tried them. I don’t know of any clears that are polarized. And I’ve worn a ton of clear lens in my line of work. I’ll be following this to see if someone does know though.

[TOXIC]

Amber increases visibility in low light conditions.  Clear does not.  Since polarization takes the glare off the water, you need a color additive to increase/enhance visibility.  

[softwateronly]

Any polarized glass is going to half the amount of light let through at minimum, some even more.  So sure there might be lighter tints, but polarized will never "clear."

 

scott

[Scott F]

I use yellow polarized glasses for low light conditions. 

[Jig Man]

I used to put them on late in the evening quail hunting.  My dog and I could be out there while the other guys were in the truck.

[padlin]

I use amber, good in low light, roughly 30 min before sun up, indoors, and even for foggy days. Acceptable in all but the brightest light, wish at times I had darker in bright sun reflecting off the snow.

 

2 pair would be nice but wrap around progressives are pricey for something you have to replace every few years.

[Wildbillb]

Yellow for low light or super cloudy 

[Revival]

Costa has a lens called “Sunrise Mirror”.  It is advertised for dusk and dawn.  It has 25% light transmission.  Their green mirror (copper based) has 10% light transmission for reference.

 

It peaked my interest when it first came out as I usually get to the pond/Lake when it is pitch black, but I don’t want to carry 2 pairs of sunglasses so I stick with the green mirror.