How important are polarized sunglasses?

[Catt]

Polarized glass allows you to see things like stumps, logs, brush, grass, & bass below the surface of the water.

 

I'll take it a step farther, if you surprised with what you see under water with polarized switch to amber colored lenses & it will shock how much better you'll see compared to dark lenses. Amber significantly block blue light & enhance contrast & depth perception making them helpful for overcast, hazy and foggy conditions.

[MichaelCopeland]

2 hours ago, Catt said:

Polarized glass allows you to see things like stumps, logs, brush, grass, & bass below the surface of the water.

 

I'll take it a step farther, if you surprised with what you see under water with polarized switch to amber colored lenses & it will shock how much better you'll see compared to dark lenses. Amber significantly block blue light & enhance contrast & depth perception making them helpful for overcast, hazy and foggy conditions.

I'll have to check into some of those. Do they help with seeing into murkier water better? Can they be found at Wal Mart or would I need to look elsewhere?

[Catt]

1 hour ago, MichaelCopeland said:

I'll have to check into some of those. Do they help with seeing into murkier water better? Can they be found at Wal Mart or would I need to look elsewhere?

 

They help in any situation!

 

All my students bought Yum brand at Wally World for $5

[MichaelCopeland]

7 hours ago, Catt said:

 

They help in any situation!

 

All my students bought Yum brand at Wally World for $5

A while back I bought me some $4 Ozark Trail polarized sunglasses just for fishing. Not sure the lens color or even UV protection for that matter. They work ok, I guess. My regular pair of sunglasses broke so I use those as an all purpose pair. Really wanting to get a new pair just for fishing, though, and those Yum brand ones sound like a great deal. I sure hope they have some at the Wally Worlds around here. Thank you.

[Joshua Vandamm]

11 hours ago, MichaelCopeland said:

I'll have to check into some of those. Do they help with seeing into murkier water better? Can they be found at Wal Mart or would I need to look elsewhere?

No. Not in dirty water. They're not Predator heat vision. They'll protect your eyes from stray hooks...

[mrpao]

I consider polarized glasses part of my arsenal, like I would my rod and reels.

 

I don't leave the dock without them.  I have turned to boat around to go back and get them from the truck.

 

Also, I have found that cheaper glasses work just as well as the more expensive ones. Just keep them clean and scratch free.

[Catt]

36 minutes ago, Jvanda1 said:

No. Not in dirty water. They're not Predator heat vision. They'll protect your eyes from stray hooks...

 

Amber lens absolutely help in dirty off colored water, ya might not be able to see the bottom but the contrast enhancement will allow to see more than your normal eye sight. You'll see dark spots they maybe grass, stumps, or logs.

 

Now my students started with $5 Yum glasses but then upgraded to whatever is their personal preferences.

[Joshua Vandamm]

4 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Amber lens absolutely help in dirty off colored water, ya might not be able to see the bottom but the contrast enhancement will allow to see more than your normal eye sight. You'll see dark spots they maybe grass, stumps, or logs.

 

Now my students started with $5 Yum glasses but then upgraded to whatever is their personal preferences.

I guess it depends on how dirty. If it's full of particulate/mud etc they can't make much difference. 

 

When your lure vanishes to the naked eye as soon as it gets wet...

 

ive got nice amber lenses btw. Love em. Yellow also a must for me. 

5 hours ago, mrpao said:

I consider polarized glasses part of my arsenal, like I would my rod and reels.

 

I don't leave the dock without them.  I have turned to boat around to go back and get them from the truck.

 

Also, I have found that cheaper glasses work just as well as the more expensive ones. Just keep them clean and scratch free.

In grey, and not super cheap I agree. But for everything else it's absolute night and day btw cheap and quality glasses. Cheap ones are never 100% clarity and that a huge thing.