What Sunglasses Do You Wear When Fishing ?

[Guest]

Just brought some Maui Jims [banyans] for fishing today, just wondering what do you recommend or like to use when you go fishing...

Never owned a pair of Maui Jims before, your thoughts on Maui Jims ?

Paid $240.00

Cheers

Darren

[nabs]

Ive got a pair of Maui Jims as well. Had spotters and these seem to be as good. No real noticable difference for me.

[swabio]

I wear either my spotters, or Oakley Jawbones..... Generally my spotters though, as they are better for fishing i reckon.....

[Runty66]

i dont wear sunglasses.. after a couple of trips ill end up breaking them :/ ive just got a cheap bali pair,, haha

[jeff f]

wow the price of the maui jims has come down

i paid $560 for a pair in 1999

[BassTracker]

I buy servo polorised and they are really good, I cant justify spending over $200 on a pair of sunnies, Im too brutal on them, had okleys and mako's they just didnt last for the money or the abuse I gave them

[jeff f]

the old mangrove jacks are pretty good for under $50

i like polarised,shade5 safety glasses best, lighter and more comfortable than most glasses

and they are free

[Keen-as-fisho]

I wear prescription polarised Oakley's, cause I'm blind.

[Manni79]

I wear Solarbat polarized sunnies in moss green lense

[robin]

Long time no hear Kiwi, I can't really justify spending a heap on sunny's for fishing, Im likely to loose them, i normaly just get a cheap pair from bcf.

[planetfonz]

those polarised ones from surf shops, brand LINE or some crap... either way, cheap as chups

[Eug]

old school pair of Bollés with leather side shields, best sunglasses for fishing. trying to find someone to redo the lens on them.

[woody1]

As long as they are polarized, I don't really think it matters. The proper polarized lenses will always be better than the cheap ones which just have a polarizing filter stuck onto the lens, they give me a headache after a few hours. I have a pair of Arnette's worth about $150 that do the trick

[Bi_polar]

I love either my Sarengetti's or my Costa Del Mar's .... Both are really good.

I used to use Maui Jims till they changed their lenses and I ended up cracking them all the time, but they were the titanium frame models and had a really small fixing onto the lense.

Maui's are still a great pair but just don't suit me and my big boof head...... :-)

[crazywalrus]

I wear Solarbat polarized sunnies in moss green lense

Funny that Manni :evil:

[Bluevien]

Prescription spotters because I'm blind!! Not cheap to have the lenses made but can't stand not wearing sunnies on the water.

They are worth every cent.

[Surfingant]

My old maui jims cut through glare better than any other sunglasses I've owned, although killer loop came close. At the moment have a cheap pair of polarised glasses but will be on the hunt this year

[woody1]

Oh, and I always spend at least half an hour wearing no sunnies every trip... there is NOTHING attractive about a sunnies tan !! haha

[Manni79]

I wear Solarbat polarized sunnies in moss green lense

Funny that Manni :evil:

Ask a simple question get a simple answer but to clarify so nobody gets upset

Yes i am associated with Solarbat, but i still love em - each person has their own preference

[sunnydays]

I envy you guys who don't need prescription sunnies!

I get cheap prescription polarized but they still cost $200 +

[Surfingant]

I wear Solarbat polarized sunnies in moss green lense

Funny that Manni :evil:

Ask a simple question get a simple answer but to clarify so nobody gets upset

Yes i am associated with Solarbat, but i still love em - each person has their own preference

Too late, I'm upset

[hattori hanzo]

El cheapo's for me, keep losing them or breaking them and have to replace them once every month or two. I usually get the polarised bolle from work but got some Mangrove Jacks this time great to look through and quite comfy but my lenses pop out pretty easily even when I'm cleaning them. I'm not sure if it is just mine or a common problem.will be buying another pair though.

[kiara_poltegerist]

Oakley Fishing Specific polarized for saltwater work and Oakley Amber Polarized for freshwater work. Wouldnt use anything else.

[Gary_C]

I had a cheap pair of polarized glasses that I picked up in the city for $30 on sale (North Beach or something like that) but they took quite a beating when I wrecked the motorcycle so I had to replace them.

Now I've got a set of Oakley's I'm really liking.

[51MPL]

Polarised Ray BAns

[Baptism]

Superman's xray contacts

[woody1]

Oakley Fishing Specific polarized for saltwater work and Oakley Amber Polarized for freshwater work. Wouldnt use anything else.

I have never hears of using different sunnies for salt and fresh. Does it make much of a difference?

[qbkami]

Getting some spotters soon

[kiara_poltegerist]

Oakley Fishing Specific polarized for saltwater work and Oakley Amber Polarized for freshwater work. Wouldnt use anything else.

I have never hears of using different sunnies for salt and fresh. Does it make much of a difference?

Freshwater specific polarized lenses work by filtering out blue light to boost contrast and depth perception. I find that it works insanely good when dealing with predominantly brown or tannin tinted waters. Literally like putting a graphics accelerator card into your eyes. Everything just jumps out at you in incredible detail. Wouldnt recommend the amber polarized for everyday wear though, takes abit of adjusting to.

The Fishing specific lenses work by cutting out glare in a predominantly blue environment. Really good for saltwater fishing as it takes away the glare but still allows you incredible underwater view. Oakley also do a shallow blue fishing specific, but havent found the need to own a pair yet.

[gazmac]

Had 3 different pairs of oakleys over the years & none of them were as good as the spotters I've got now.

[Scope]

old school pair of Bollés with leather side shields, best sunglasses for fishing. trying to find someone to redo the lens on them.

Mate it could be worth checking out thesunglassfix.com.au

They keep all sorts of lenses in stock, and will custom make them for your sunnies if they don't have a particular model.

[Eug]

Cheers Jono will look into it. Have you used them before?

[Zim man]

flying fishermans for me as well as Tonics. Tonic are a new aussie company from the guy who started spotters years ago. my tonic ones are photochromatic and are pretty cool. I swop between the two brands and i am not associated with either of them

[dassa]

flying fishermans for me as well as Tonics. Tonic are a new aussie company from the guy who started spotters years ago. my tonic ones are photochromatic and are pretty cool. I swop between the two brands and i am not associated with either of them

The best pair I had were mako had then for about 5/6 glass lens heavier then normal but wow the best sunnies I ever had but now I'm looking at the flying fisherman as the misses love the pair she bought at the boat show from Ian,and I'm not associated with either companies BUT I'm open to any thing

[aussie123]

I think spotters are hard to beat for an allround pair of glasses.

[Scope]

Cheers Jono will look into it. Have you used them before?

Yeah mate I got a new set of polarised lenses for my oakleys today. They seem pretty good so far. It was between them and visionary lenses, I went with sunglassfix in the end because they're an Aussie company.

[Do$tylz]

spotters for me... invested some good dollers into them and they're great. Amber coloured lenses and it really helps brighten up everything. I recently found my exxy prada polarised sunnies do a great job as well in bright light they really highlight contrasts.

[Baptism]

thinking bout buying myself a pair of drivewear lenses

[Surfingant]

. I recently found my exxy prada polarised sunnies do a great job as well in bright light they really highlight contrasts.

You'd look purty in Prada :kiss: