Fly Fishing Glasses
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Re: Fly Fishing Glasses
#2If you mean polarized sunglasses, any comfortable pair with decent lenses should be fine. Cross the lenses of two pairs to make sure they are correctly polarized and you should be fine. Yellow and light amber are good for low light conditions, gray green is pretty good as well but color is more natural and also better for very bright days, sort of an all around color, and dark gray or black is good for the brightest days but horrible for evenings. I got prescription gray greens because they were 50% off if you got a regular pair, but they’re normally very (really, think $350) expensive especially with the frames I got. However, the frames I chose have the added benefit of being made from flexible nickel-titanium, or Nitinol, which is fine when sat or stepped on. I really just got them because of the sale.
Anyway, everyone has different head shapes so find a pair that fits well! Go to a fly shop (bike shops should carry a good selection as well) and try some on. If they’ll let you. Offer to sanitize the glasses you try on yourself so they don’t have to and they may be more amenable.
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#4Never had Costas, have been through two sets of Maui Jims, Best bet -- at any price == has been my Smith Action Optics Lochsa model with the bifocal magnifier. They are entering their fourth season of 100% satisfaction having seen me through two cataract surgeries.
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#5I like Smith in chromapop bronze lenses (but not mirror) for shallow water fishing. .
Sometimes there are good deals on Sierra Trading Post.
Sometimes there are good deals on Sierra Trading Post.
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#6Eye protection is not a place I try to save money. Comfort is essential. They are on your face for long periods of time. For me it is Maui Jim's for fishing and Silhouettes for general use. They're worth every cent.
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#8After years of just buying the Bill Dance or Roland Martin cheapies at Walmart I bought a pair of Costa shades from our Classified at a fair price. Yes, good glasses definitely make for better viewing and less eye fatigue. Didn't seem to matter as much years ago but now there are two things I don't cheap on anymore. Glasses and shoes. Save the cheaping for clothes since young girls now get the door for me instead of the other way around.
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#9Sierra Trading Post usually a nice selection of quality sunglasses for 25% to 50% or more off. First quality just discounted styles.
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#11Agree 100%. My wife likes their Coyote brand Polaroid bifocals. Nicely priced.tabrods406 wrote: ↑06/27/21 10:04Sierra Trading Post usually a nice selection of quality sunglasses for 25% to 50% or more off. First quality just discounted styles.
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Al McClane in his Introduction to The Practical Fly Fisherman . . . often erroneously attributed to Arnold Gingrich
Al McClane in his Introduction to The Practical Fly Fisherman . . . often erroneously attributed to Arnold Gingrich
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#12I have Maui's, Smith Guides and various others. I prefer the Smith (amber) lowlight ignitors
for most of my shady mountain fishing. The lens are more smudge/scratch proof than
my low end glass. I have the "lowlight ignitor" in 2 different frames. The Guide frame
is very wide and doesn't let much breeze through. The other frame is very narrow
and I wear it more. The Maui's were purchased with "reader lens" so I could tie
on flies. However, the bifocal lens makes it difficult for me to see boulders as
well when I am wading:(.
for most of my shady mountain fishing. The lens are more smudge/scratch proof than
my low end glass. I have the "lowlight ignitor" in 2 different frames. The Guide frame
is very wide and doesn't let much breeze through. The other frame is very narrow
and I wear it more. The Maui's were purchased with "reader lens" so I could tie
on flies. However, the bifocal lens makes it difficult for me to see boulders as
well when I am wading:(.
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#13I have to agree on Maui Jim. I have tried many different brands over the years, but for the last decade it has solely been Maui Jim. Outstanding quality with a lifetime warranty. Crisp and clear.
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#14I learned with sun glasses for fishing you get what you pay for. That being said I use Costa Tuna Alley.
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