sunglasses

[Trophyhunter8]

what pair of polarized sunglasses would you all buy. I'm looking at costa's blue mirror but they say for ocean fishing. they recommend green mirror for inshore fishing. I hate too spend that much money and get the wrong ones. luckily I have gift cards for most of them.
thanks for any help

[Ranger_07]

I wish I could help you but I don't know anything about Costa Del Mar except they are some nice shades. My guess would be something besides the blue mirror.

[12VoltMan]

I've been using a pair of the Costa DelMar Phantoms for the past five or six years for both saltwater inshore fishing as well as Kentucky fishing and I love them. They're durable and comfortable. I think when I got these they cost about $150 which seemed like a lot then. However, if you think how many pairs of cheaper glasses I would have gone through in that period of time, they're not really that much more, plus I've been using a good quality UV protective lens on my eyes during that time. If you do a lot of saltwater inshore fishing, you know how bright the sun is off the water and sand! If you do get the Costa DelMars, I'd advise storing them in the case that comes with them and investing in a strap. This way they won't fall in the lake/or ocean waves and you won't lay them down when you walk into the tackle store. Mine are the blue lenses.

[12VoltMan]

If you look at my picture here, you'll see another reason for the strap on the glasses!!!

[00SKEETER]

Whatever you do, don't go cheap on polarized sunglasses. I've had the same pair of polarized oakleys for 5 years now. Your best bet would be Costas or Oakleys. I prefer the Oakleys with the black iridiom lens tint, I'm not big on the blue tints for freshwater fishing.

[GeoFisher]

Whatever you do, don't go cheap on polarized sunglasses. I've had the same pair of polarized oakleys for 5 years now. Your best bet would be Costas or Oakleys. I prefer the Oakleys with the black iridiom lens tint, I'm not big on the blue tints for freshwater fishing.

I disagree with regards to going cheap.

I have used VERY expensive $300.00, which are GREAT, until they blow off your face........Medium.........$150 - 200......Really no different than 300 dollars, but still steep...........and I lost those also.

I've also used $75 - 100 buck glasses...........and Finally I've used wally world Strike King 14 dollar specials.........

Personally, the 14 buck glasses are pretty much as good as the 200 buck glasses, and probably as good as the 300 buck ones...........

I'd save my money on the sunglasses and get something else............

Spending more than say 75 - 100 bucks really does not buy you that much more.

BTW......there's not a such thing as "stronger polarization". You can make them darker, but once a lense is polarized, the level is pretty much the same regardless of who makes it.........Now, where you get some "better" quality, is in the quality of the medium that the polarization is being applied to.........Better Lexan lenses, or better polycarbonate, or even glass, will lead to a better quality, but that is about it..........

My 20 dollar sunglasses will see the beds in the spring just as good as your 300 dollar sunglasses.......

Later,

Geo

[RANGER519]

i have been looking at the sun mag plus's they have a bi focal reading lense in the bottom any body had any experience with these? i have a clip on for my regular glasses but they just don't feel the same .the only time i need them is when i'm retying or looking at electronics going down the lake.

thanks ranger519

[Tyme2fish]

Ive never been willing to spend the money on a pair of those Costa-whole-lotta glasses.
The $14.00 specials at BPS work just fine for me.

I've managed to keep a pair of Woo Dave's out of the water and off the pavement for about 6 years. Lost them just this past Saturday but I found them in the driveway the next morning.

I've re-glued them, re-screwed them, and even tattoed them.

[smuckey41]

i like the okleys in the amber lens. i have used about every pair of sunglasses you can thank of. the walmart kind, bass pro, bassmasters, strike king,exc. and the okley hdo optics are the best i have ever used i see more and deeper in the water then with any other pair i have owned.

[Cheese]

I have had a pair of Costa's for years. They were about $70 back then. Mine have the vermillion lens and I love them. The vermillion is not offered in a lot of their frames but it is all I would want. It cuts glare great and is awesome in haze.

At current prices I doubt I would buy another pair but that is mainly because I use prescription lenses now so they could not be my "go everywhere" sunglasses.

[Barry]

BTW, I'm thinking you want the 580 or something like that on the lens.

[tobygetter]

I also am looking for some sunglasses. I've had the same pair for 8 years. They are all scrathed up. My problem is that I have such a big mellon nothing fits. Any ideas?