polarized sunglasses

scuba

Senior Member
i would like to know what your opinion is on this?

i have used snowbee polarized for a while ( cheapies so when they scratched you just buy a new pair). i then got a pair of Mako sunglasses. about 6 months ago i was looking at the oakley fishing specific sunglasses. they were not available in SA yet. i got myself a pair on tuesday and trust me these really work great i compared them on the water at RDW on wednesday and they are worth every cent.

what sunglasses do you use and have you compared them to the cheaper glasses?
 

J

Senior Member
I have a pair of WileyX shades, also made for fishing (both high and low light levels), I cannot compare them to normal glasses, even Oakleys, these things have extra filters at the bottom of each lense specifically for water glare. And for the beginner fly fisherman they are great because they can withstand a .22 round aswell so no hooks in the eye :)
 

Ryan

Sealiner
Now this one is a biggie that many people overlook.

I have had many different brands in my lifetime.

To work and driving etc I use Ocean Polarized (R250) the reason I have them polarized is that now and then I may forget me fishing sunnies at home and then at least it is no major crisis.

FIshing Sunnies - Well if I could I would have a pair or Costa Del Mar or Rudi Project's......... But them sunnies cost plenty Scheckles.

Solar Bat have a patented moss green lens and this is something to be seen when fishing Clear waters (which most of our dams have). They have topend sunnies with interchangeable lenses for about R1600 I use the entry level sunnies at around R350 with moss green lenses - I can often see fish(bubbles etc) long before my boat partners who are wearing brown lenses. Ask Johan VC what the solar bat's are all About as I hooked him up with a pair and I think it is all he fishes with now.

When Rudi Project bring out Moss Green Poloarised Lenses I will be the first guy to pay out 3k for a set of their Sunnies but for now I choose to be a poor PLEB who fishes with Solar bats.......LOL
 

scuba

Senior Member
hi ryan you mention the different colour lenses do they make a huge difference in the different conditions water colour etc etc.
the oakley's i just got have a shallow blue lens tint. i find these are better than the black and brown lens...
 

Ryan

Sealiner
Never fished With Black but I can easily imagine blue lenses to be good too....
HAve they got "Check me Check you back" shiny surfaces on the outside?
 

scuba

Senior Member
yes... they show a lot more definition, clarity, structure and depth perseption than the brown and black lenses. but as you said do you think there will be such a big differance between the lenses you got now and the rudi project lenses?
 

scuba

Senior Member
these are the oakley straight jacket with shallow blue polarized lens.
 

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Ryan

Sealiner
Yes I do.

The Rusi Project ones are UV sensative so they darken with Higher UV and lighten with less - so this will help a lot in low light condtions.

Their lenses are also scratch resistand and unbreakable the rep pulled a lens out and squashed it 90 degrees between his fingers with no deformation etc - incredible.

I am 2 m tall and when I walk through a door I normally crack my glasses on the door frame and then it is game over - so indestructable sounds pretty good to me......
 

Polychaete

Senior Member
Man I cant live without my polaroids, but have tried both cheap and expensive over lots of years, but eventually settled on cheap yellow lenses.

Don't even have a brand name but they work well, last long and when they get scratched or damaged, toss away and get new.

Big problem..........Ive finished my last pare past season and can't get anymore.
 

basslover

Senior Member
thought it was a crap story until i started doing fly fishing and this guy was going on about all these fish he sees,lol...well i didnt see it until i got a pair...man and does it make a difference!!will never look back
 

trier

Senior Member
had two pairs of oakleys, both repossed now i stick to cheaper ones bondiblue etc. still miss the real stuff
 

basslover

Senior Member
Ive got a pair of oildrums and wanted to change my normal lenses to polirized lenses, the lenses itself is a R1000.00
Guttered i didnt pay the extra 50 pounds when i bought it...well i wasnt in to fishing then.
 

scuba

Senior Member
who ever you buy from you can get a huge discount on oakleys. the straight jacket recomended retail is R1800 oakley supplies them at R855ex their mark up is crazy so argue them down to a lower price. i got the straight jackets for R1400 still crazy but now i can buy more tackle...
 

Foxhat

Senior Member
I rely heavily on being able to see fish. I throw a lot of spoon, and it helps if I can throw at the fish.
Also I use my cast net for live bait a lot and I need to penetrate the glare and see the fish on the reefs and behind the reefs.

I only use "Poloroid"

I've tried a few polarised brands but not the same result.

Poloroids penetrate the surface, and they great for the sun.....and they look great.

The pair I'm currently using are about 9 years old!
 
I, personally, would never pay more than R200.00 for a pair of sunglasses that I use for fishing. The ones I've got , Rapala's, are very good and polaryzed.

I've seen too many people loosing their very expensive glasses in the waves. You have to wipe them off continuously and there's sand and stuff that can scratch. Simen had a pair that was "scratch resistant"  -  yeah right!! You should have seen them after a while - full of scratches, luckily they were on promotion and he was to wear them for free.

I rather buy a cheaper make and when they break, scratch or I loose them, I just go and buy another pair.
 
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