Conference wahoo::fishing

 Do not consider any glasses that do not have polarized lenses. Polarized
lenses are vital for locating fish in conditions where there is glare. (most)

 Amber lenses are good for increasing contrast in low light conditions. Grey
lenses are good in bright sunlight and when you want no color distortion.

 I have a pair of Action Optics sunglasses with grey lenses. They work pretty
good. I would have preferred leather side shields to the plastic ones, but
they aren't bad. They cost about $75 at Hunter's in new Boston, NH. (They do
mailorder.)

 The Doctah

    As the Doc said, polarized is the only choice for water sports.
    
    And you don't *have* to spend big bucks.  For around $10-15 dollars 
    you can get polarized fishing glasses.  I like the ones with the 
    glass scratch resistent lenses and the polarized plastic side shields
    as well.  (ulgly as hell but work great!) They are available thru most 
    catalogs and many stores.
    
    I'm sure the expensive ones are "nicer", but the way I go through sun
    glasses, no way...  I lost a pair last week on the Nashua River, I had
    my fishing sunglasses on and my everyday (but still polarized) glasses
    were in their case clipped to the console winshield, while going after my 
    buddy's stuck lure, a low branch caught them and tossed them...
    
    -donmac

    
    
       rereating what has been said...polarized is a must.
    
       Like Donmac, I go through sunglasses like s**t through a goose.
    I found a pair made by Shakespeare at K Mart (yes K Mart) on sale
    for $5.00, regurally $7.50.  They have gray and amber.
    I personally like the amber color lenses, seems to provide a bit more 
    contrast.  I seen a pair at Wal-Mart (so I'm cheap) endorsed by Bill
    Dance that looked almost identical.
    
    
    Bear
    
    

Frank,
	Are you looking at those glasses at spags that have the display with the
little fish?  You can see the fish when you put them on?  Those are good glasses.
Spags sells them for 9.95 great price.  Those are the ones I use.

I like the blue and or gray.  I am getting a new pair today.  I seem
to go about 1 pair a year.  These are two years old and starting to go.
(They get lots of use, sitting, standing, sometimes I even wear them :^)


The ambor ones are nice early and late in the day.  The brown ones seem
to darken the water too much.  

If you don't get those, you sould get ones that have UV protection for you and
polorized to cut the water glare to see under the surface better.

Bassin Bob.

    I have a pair $10-$15 that I bought at Kittery trading post.  They are
    grey,glass polorized with plastic side lenses.  They are great and I
    use they in the salt, spend lot of time wiping the spray off and they
    are still clear (no scratches).  I like they better than my driving $75
    Rayban's.  They don't have much style but the fish don't care and they
    do the job very well.
    
    Sorry, I don't remember the brand, but have seen many simular types.
    
    Before these I had a pair with plastic lenses which scratched up in a
    couple months due to the salt spray.  Definitely go with glass.
    
    Gordon
    

    	Thanks for all the input.
    
    	Went to Spags at lunch time today and picked up a pair of sun
    	glasses. They're made in Korea and are called "Fisherman Eyewear".
    	Cost $8.98 and are Polarized with UV protection. I'll try them
    	tomorrow morning.....
    
    	Frank

    
        Wuz up at Kittery Trading Post last week and found a good deal
        on a combo --> Flip-Up polarized lenses mounted atop a pair of
        clear bi-focal's.   REAL nice for us fading-eyesight types!  
    
        They wuz $19.95
    
        Dick
    

    I have always had a tough time finding a pair of clip ons for my
    regular glasses. Have any of you run into the same problem? Any
    recomendations? 
    						Big Jack

My dad picked up a pair of flip-up polarized clip-on sunglasses at Northern 
Bass Supply for about $7.  They appeared well made and worked well.  They 
were the best he had ever found.

-HSJ-

    One of the main reasons I switched to contacts was so I could wear
    normal polarized sunglasses.  I never dropped the big bucks for
    prescription polarized glasses - and the clip-ons were always a pain -
    they scratch easy, break easy, ugly as hell - which the wife didn't 
    really care for, etc...
    
    If/when I go back to glasses, I'm going to get some quality
    prescription polarized glasses right off.
    
    -donmac

    Donmac,
    
    I am thinking of doing the same - getting contacts so I can use regular
    sunglasses instead of prescription or clip-ons. How's it working for
    you? Are contacts a pain? Worth the effort? Expensive?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Ed

    Well, this sort of stuff really doesn't belong here, but, I do like 
    them.  Especially for outdoor activities.  
    
    I was (geez, I don't know if I should admit to this or not in this file) 
    *waterskiing* with them in last night, something I wouldn't do with 
    glasses (of course some folks wouldn't do that with contacts either).  
    
    While snow skiing glasses get wet and fog up. 
    
    Doing anything in the rain with glasses on is a pain.  
    
    Plus I've lost two pair of prescription glasses overboard in the last 
    5 years or so.
    
    Never heard of polarized contacts... I kinda doubt it...
    
    Contacts do require work, especially the daily wear that I have to
    where, but I think it's worth it. 
    
    You can send me some mail if you'd like any additional info.
    
    -donmac

    I agree with Donmac on the contacts issue.  It really does make life
    easier while fishing.  HOWEVER, those babies go in hard at 3:30 in the
    morning, which is when I have to get up to make it out before dawn.  I have
    daily wear too.  They're okay once you get the tears flowing.
    
    I used to avoid wearing lenses all together because I hated wearing
    prescription glasses fishing for all the reasons donmac mentioned.  Now,
    all of a sudden, I realized how much I was missing when everything was
    blurry.
    
    /brett
    
    p.s. What do you mean it doesn't belong here?  I think it falls under
    the category of equipment selection.
    

    
       >> p.s. What do you mean it doesn't belong here?  I think it falls
       >> under the category of equipment selection.
    
    your right - at first thought i didn't think my personal contact lens
    use was totally appropriate - but your right - they're an important 
    part of my equipment -donmac
       
    

    Oh, and I forgot to mention that you're right.  You can wear cheap
    sunglasses that you don't mind sitting on or losing when you have
    contacts.
    
    And slightly unrelated, they're also good for hunting IMHO because they
    don't get water droplets on the lens in the rain and they don't reflect
    the sun.
    
    /brett

    Now that this coversation has been sanctified...I now am wearing
    lenses called "Flexi-wear" which fall between daily wear and extended
    wear. They are much better than the daily wear for those 2AM-7PM
    tuna trips and only having them out for 3-4 hours before that long
    stretch. They let more oxegen into your eye and don't get blurry
    even after 12-16 hours on the big pond. The cost was only about $40
    more than daily wear.
    
    Bruce

    Bruce, mine are actually flex-wear as well.  My Dr suggests that I
    remove them daily due to previous problems I had with extended wear.
    
    Normally I remove them nightly.
    
    But most of my multiple day fishing trips are combined with camping, 
    and while camping I'll normally leave them in for 2 nights, take them 
    out for 1, in for 2, etc..  
    
    -donmac

    I use to swear by Nautilix Vuarnet's - about $90 a pair. I went through
    two pair and realized I was getting headaches from the glasses!
    
    After loosing my 2nd pair, I came upon Revo lenses. I can't say enough
    about them - except they retail for about $130. I've never worn glasses
    that cut such a significant amount of glare. (I tried the $10-$15
    range)
    
    If you want some serious eye protection give Revo's a shot.
    
    Joe D.