#432208 - 05/02/08 08:10 PM
Best fishing sun glasses
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Repeat Spawner
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What are your recomendations for polarized and blocking sun glare from the sides or bottom? I would say affordable or low cost but that means something different to everyone so just tell me what you think are the best. Thank you
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#432210 - 05/02/08 08:12 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Dude, where's my boat?
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Action Optics Photochromic Copper
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#432212 - 05/02/08 08:16 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Dude, where's my boat?
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they werent when i bought mine ya tool...:)
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#432218 - 05/02/08 08:34 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
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Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
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Another vote for Smiths...I have a pair that actually has "locks" on the arms, I can twist them, which opens up the front and the lenses come out...and then you can put in either a different color polarized lens (there are three or four), or put in replacements if you scratch 'em.
I have another pair of Smiths that I love, but the lens got a scratch in it right in the middle, and that's it for them...no replacing 'em.
Fish on...
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#432232 - 05/02/08 09:13 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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D.E.A
Registered: 04/02/06
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I tried on a pair of Maui Jim's last time out on the Columbia...
The optics were WAY better than on any pair of Smiths I've ever owned, and I've owned more than 10 pair.
...still rockin' the Smiths. The MJ's make the Smiths look like cheap sunglasses (price tag wise too).
I'm planning on winning the lottery, so we'll see...
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#432234 - 05/02/08 09:30 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 02/09/07
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Checked out the websites of all mentioned. Sorry KK some of the Kaenons are too Paris Hilton for me, functionaly they are probably the best, but I have to be seen wearing them. The Maui Jims win in the looks department but looks like they will let a little glare in the bottom or sides. Smiths are a little cheaper than the others and have a great warranty. But in all cases there too fuc%ing many to choose from. Lens color, style, make , model........................fu%k me. I have to find somewhere to try them out, sure cant choose from the website.
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#432238 - 05/02/08 09:38 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
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Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
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KK, it'll take more than a pair of glasses to make you look like Paris Hilton...maybe a total eclipse of the sun and a pair of really dark Ray-Bans...
Fish on...
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#432254 - 05/02/08 10:16 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Repeat Spawner
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http://www.kaenon.ch/products.aspx?id=rhino ...................I guess looks are everything....... Those arent too bad looking but WTF is Guy Piere? Is he a master of the art of angling ?
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#432257 - 05/02/08 10:19 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 03/06/99
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Loc: Western Washington
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Action Optics Photochromic Copper Action Optics is now owned by Smith...Later Jake action optics has been owned by smith for years. later.... ryan
Edited by Sparkey (05/02/08 10:21 PM)
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#432262 - 05/02/08 10:33 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Dah Rivah Stinkah Pink Mastah
Registered: 08/23/06
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Action Optics Photochromic Copper Action Optics is now owned by Smith...Later Jake Another vote for Smith.
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#432310 - 05/03/08 01:46 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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The Golden Boy
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#432312 - 05/03/08 01:56 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/07/99
Posts: 2689
Loc: Yelmish
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cheap ones from walgreens. i either toss my gear on top of them or lose them eventually, so i'm not doing myself any favors by paying more than 20 bucks.
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#432338 - 05/03/08 12:19 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 12/02/04
Posts: 146
Loc: Seattle, wa
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love my Maui Jim Offshore glasses. Have both amber and grey lense models. Pricey but the best fishing sunglass I have used. Excellent spotfishing in low, clear flows.
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#432346 - 05/03/08 01:08 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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BUCK NASTY!!
Registered: 01/26/00
Posts: 6312
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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Mj's for me.... I'm on my 3rd pair. The best at blocking the water glare... Keith 
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#432364 - 05/03/08 04:32 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Fry
Registered: 11/16/03
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Loc: Puyallup
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I have had Maui Jims for about 6 years. I am on my 3rd pair and love them. After I broke my first pair I looked at a lot of others because of the price but could not find any that fit and blocked glare like the MJ's. I think I returned about 5 different other brands before I just forked out the money for another pair. I am also a big MJ fan. I have 3 pair, two dark, and one rose. They are hands down the best glasses I have fished with. I own smiths, and action optics (also smiths) and will choose the MJ's every time, and allow buddies who forgot their galsses to borrow the others. I just got two pair back from MJ. Their customer service is awsome, and I had my new glasses back in no time. Now I have 2 new pair wooo hooo.
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#432377 - 05/03/08 06:09 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/30/08
Posts: 147
Loc: Washington
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Fish Gillz, super light weight and they float.
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#432401 - 05/03/08 07:24 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Returning Adult
Registered: 10/26/07
Posts: 253
Loc: Everett, WA
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I've been using Maui Jim's for 11 years or so, and on my second pair. Great customer service. Broke a pair when a sturgeon slapped my face. I sent them a letter and a picture along with the sunglasses. They sent me a new pair! Unsurpassed polarized technology. Not cheap but if you take care of them they will last for many years. How I got hooked on them was when I guy in my boat kept spotting fish in the water. I thought he was full of crap until I tried his MJ's with the gold lenses. I could see into the water with almost no surface glare. Oh and there were plenty of fish to see!
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#432429 - 05/03/08 10:01 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Hahahaha haha ha
Registered: 04/07/07
Posts: 1870
Loc: Silverdale WA
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I love my Natives... they cover my eyes very well..dont get glare from the water...very important to me... the return policy is totally awesome...i had to send mine in..they called me the day that they got them in the morning, told me that they didnt make that style anymore, i was sad, but told her i would look at which ones that they gave me the choice of at the store on lunch and see what fit...i explained that they were the first real sunglasses that fit perfect...she listened to me...she went out in the wherehouse and called me back and was afraid that i went to the store already...i didnt...she said she found a coulple pairs of the old model i love so much... she didnt just send me a new pair...she sent me two new pairs... i would recomend these anytime...i love mine...cost about 120 bucks...but i drive for a living, and fish all the time...i have them on my head constantly...they make quite a few with many other lenses that pop out... love em....c http://www.nativeyewear.com/home.php
Edited by lovetofish365 (05/03/08 10:03 PM)
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#432471 - 05/04/08 02:43 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
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Loc: McCleary, WA
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Bolle polarirized "Filp's" for me. $40 on sale. Have 3 pairs.
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#432571 - 05/04/08 08:31 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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River Nutrients
Registered: 01/13/03
Posts: 2562
Loc: Edmonds
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Salmo, do you know which specific model of MJ's you have? I'm going to buy another pair to go along with my MJ and AO glasses I have.
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#433656 - 05/09/08 04:00 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 02/09/07
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love my Maui Jim Offshore glasses. Have both amber and grey lense models. Pricey but the best fishing sunglass I have used. Excellent spotfishing in low, clear flows. Exceleent suggestion. Shopped around and tried a few out. Got our stimulus check and went and got a pair of the Maui Jim Offshore (gray lens). Awsome, stopped by the river to check on the springer attack. I could see twice as deep into the MUDDY water as I could before.
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#433673 - 05/09/08 05:08 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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The Chosen One
Registered: 02/09/00
Posts: 13956
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Only MJ's for me. Copper lens.
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#433687 - 05/09/08 06:10 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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King of the Beach
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Loc: Carkeek Park
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Usually wear Smiths. Another couple to check out are Haber and Guideline. Guideline's with the built in bifocals are nice. Sure helps this blind dude who can't tie on a size 18 dry fly for his life. They come in + 1.50, 2.00 and 2.50 power.
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#433828 - 05/10/08 08:39 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Returning Adult
Registered: 11/28/00
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Costa's all the way! Polcarbonate lenses suck, they scratch at the blink of an eye. The costa lightweight 580 glass is the mutts nuts! Chrome
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#433878 - 05/11/08 04:36 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Parr
Registered: 11/28/99
Posts: 69
Loc: Lewiston, Idaho
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I've got a pair of Action/interchangeable lenses, which are great for the wide variety of conditions, and some Maui Jim sportframes, which I use for everyday wear. But most days on the river, I stick with the Costa Del Mar Deep Blues/gray lenses that I've had for 5-6 years. Comfortable, and very effective.
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#433879 - 05/11/08 04:53 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Here's my tip for ANYONE considering premium sunglasses.... REGARDLESS OF BRAND.
Invest in some sort of lanyard to keep your high dollar glasses safe from getting crushed or falling into the water.
You can buy neoprene Croakies... or WalMart sells cheap lanyards marketed with the Shimano brand for $2.99.
Put them on your glasses and you will NEVER have to worry about lost/crushed/drowned shades. My SMITH ActionOptics are either on my face or suspended out of the way on the nape of my neck wherever I go. The same pair is going on its fifth season without a mishap.
Cheap and functional insurance. I guarantee it!
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#433881 - 05/11/08 05:39 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Parr
Registered: 11/28/99
Posts: 69
Loc: Lewiston, Idaho
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Good advice, FnP. I learned that lesson the hard way. ALWAYS use lanyards with my sunglasses on the water. I prefer to put glasses on the bill of my cap when I'm not wearing them, and do it with the lanyards attached.
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#433977 - 05/11/08 07:44 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Returning Adult
Registered: 11/08/02
Posts: 443
Loc: Area 8-1 to 13, WA
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Maui Jim's are the best. Natives are great considering the replaceable lenses and warranty and much lower price.
Edited by jimh (05/11/08 07:44 PM)
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#433996 - 05/12/08 01:11 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Returning Adult
Registered: 09/06/03
Posts: 334
Loc: Tacoma, WA
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My vote is for Natives... I've had a pair w/black lenses and they've been great... I just bought a "open water" pair w/blue lenses... they are awsome.... Like $20 more then the other polorized lenses but way worth it.....
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#433997 - 05/12/08 01:19 AM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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I love me
Registered: 08/22/06
Posts: 1821
Loc: Around the way
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I just wear the ones from the dollar store.
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#434041 - 05/12/08 02:16 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 4317
Loc: South Sound
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I just wear the ones from the dollar store. My last pair of cheap sunglasses I bought started making me dizzy, and were giving me a splitting headache. So I took them off and help them up and sure enough the lenses were so warped and almost lumpy, that it was like wearing someone else's trifocals. Those were $30 Calcuttas from Sportsman's.
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#434081 - 05/12/08 06:24 PM
Re: Best fishing sun glasses
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Returning Adult
Registered: 09/06/03
Posts: 334
Loc: Tacoma, WA
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I was told to watch out for "cheap" sunglasses... Doc you could help me out but I have very sensitive eyes and a doctor told me never to buy cheap sunglasses because they make your eyes relax and then w/the glasses not being totally UV protective they will let the UV rays burn your eyes... Does this make sense doc?
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