Polarized Glasses

Fishing4Soup · 01-15-06, 03:27 PM

Well i decided that i spend most of my time in streams and mostly in a VERY shallow pond and that polarized glasses would probably be a good investment. I don't have that much to buy a pair, but i was wondering what you guys think a great pair of polarized glasses would be from cabelas is?

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 01-15-06, 03:54 PM

Wal-mart sells $6 Strike King glasses, just gray lenses though. Amber lenses are the best for a variety of sky conditions. You should be able to find decent pairs of polarized glasses at BPS, Gander Mountain, and Cabela's for $10 - $15.

Christopherkeene9 · 01-15-06, 05:58 PM

Definently get them! Everybody should have some sight fishing or not. Kills the glare on the surface.

Chris

bass kicker · 01-15-06, 11:49 PM

bps sells bassmasters indorsed glasses for 20 bucks they are nice

deffinatly get a pair it will increace the amout of fish you catch

Rebbasser · 01-16-06, 12:00 AM

Walmart polarized glasses will do the job. I don't fish without polarized glasses.

KH. · 01-16-06, 01:00 AM

invested in them last year

Bassgrl81 · 01-16-06, 01:11 AM

Great investment...my problem is I have a small head....and most of them make me look like a bug hehe.

Trista

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 01-16-06, 01:23 AM

Mine are definately unflattering.

You can see the bass before it comes off your line! Now you can be that much more upset about it.

They are great for blocking glare while driving too.

Bassgrl81 · 01-16-06, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Patrick Krueger, Jr.

Mine are definately unflattering.

You can see the bass before it comes off your line! Now you can be that much more upset about it.

They are great for blocking glare while driving too.

I know what you mean by some of them being unflattering. I just make sure to take them off before I shoot any pics!

Trista

KH. · 01-16-06, 02:13 AM

mine are wal-mart strike king ones

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 01-16-06, 01:17 PM

Yeah, the Strike King cheapos are actually pretty decent. I've stepped on them several times without breaking them. Pretty flexible plastic. If nothing else they will convince you that polarized glasses are an essential tool to have. You'll see structure that you never knew existed in ponds you've fished your whole life.

Fishing4Soup · 01-16-06, 01:26 PM

i think i've decided to get these
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...009&hasJS=true
what do you think?

bassnman30 · 01-16-06, 01:45 PM

The one problem with plastic lenses is that they scratch up easily. Been there done that.

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 01-16-06, 01:54 PM

If you're gonna' spend $20, I suggest you get amber or vermillion colored lenses. For the variety of sky and water conditions I deal with, these seem to work best for me.

crankybait · 01-16-06, 03:13 PM

wait, i wear glasses. anything i could do that would give the same effect while not making my vision 13/20?

Patrick Krueger, Jr. · 01-16-06, 04:00 PM

Wal-mart sells Strike King clip-ons to go over prescription glasses. I believe they were $7.

crankybait · 01-16-06, 04:09 PM

do any of you have the clip ons? and do they work as good?

pig n jig · 01-16-06, 05:21 PM

Instead of clip ons, save up for a pair of Cocoons , they fit over top of your glasses.They are $40.00, but worth it.The darker lenses seem to work better. P N J

crankybait · 01-16-06, 05:41 PM

40 bucks is a lil expesive... but if theres ever a sale or i somehow get smoe extra cas, ill look into it

lizardsrule · 01-17-06, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pig n jig

Instead of clip ons, save up for a pair of Cocoons , they fit over top of your glasses.They are $40.00, but worth it.The darker lenses seem to work better. P N J

I actually don't like the Cocoons. Hard to get them to fit right with other glasses on IMO, but they do work. The clip ons do work, and can get you by. However the best Options is to save up and buy a prescription pair. I also reccomend, although not real flattering as has been said a bigger lense or a wrap around. Blocking out all the sun from all the angles is definately a plus, you can always take them off for your pictures like Trista does LMAO.

Lizards

crankybait · 01-18-06, 04:08 PM

well, i just got a new prescription. would i be able to get just lenses for the frame i have?

basser087 · 01-18-06, 04:25 PM

wal mart also sells a new Hibdon series from Solar bat and they come with a carrying case and are very nice. They will help you a lot in seeing further through the water. The glasses are about $10

Bass Ackwards · 01-18-06, 05:46 PM

Maui Jim makes the best Polarized Sunglasses they are to be in and around the water with 7 layers of protection. They are not cheap (and I'm not rich) but a good pair of sunglasses are worth the money. When you pay $80 + for them they don't fall apart, scratches are not visible and you care enough to look (for as long as it takes) to find them.

BassAddict · 01-18-06, 07:13 PM

I always wear polarized sun glasses fishing. I broke down and bought a pair of Oakley polarized sun glasses and wear them all the time. Knowing what I paid for them I take extreme care of them. They have definately lasted me longer than any other pair of sun glasses I've ever owned.

Eric

lizardsrule · 01-20-06, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bass Ackwards

Maui Jim makes the best Polarized Sunglasses they are to be in and around the water with 7 layers of protection. They are not cheap (and I'm not rich) but a good pair of sunglasses are worth the money. When you pay $80 + for them they don't fall apart, scratches are not visible and you care enough to look (for as long as it takes) to find them.

I love Maui Jim's other than I can't get the prescription I need in any of the styles I want

Been trying for 2 years

As for just getting the lenses, if they make polarized sunglasses for those frames, yes just getting new lenses would work.

Lizards

01-15-06, 03:27 PM	#1
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	Polarized Glasses Well i decided that i spend most of my time in streams and mostly in a VERY shallow pond and that polarized glasses would probably be a good investment. I don't have that much to buy a pair, but i was wondering what you guys think a great pair of polarized glasses would be from cabelas is?

01-15-06, 03:54 PM	#2
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	Wal-mart sells $6 Strike King glasses, just gray lenses though. Amber lenses are the best for a variety of sky conditions. You should be able to find decent pairs of polarized glasses at BPS, Gander Mountain, and Cabela's for $10 - $15. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

01-15-06, 11:49 PM	#4
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	bps sells bassmasters indorsed glasses for 20 bucks they are nice deffinatly get a pair it will increace the amout of fish you catch __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

01-16-06, 12:00 AM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Walmart polarized glasses will do the job. I don't fish without polarized glasses. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

01-16-06, 01:00 AM	#6
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	invested in them last year __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

01-15-06, 05:58 PM	#3
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Definently get them! Everybody should have some sight fishing or not. Kills the glare on the surface. Chris

01-16-06, 01:11 AM	#7
Bassgrl81 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 126	Great investment...my problem is I have a small head....and most of them make me look like a bug hehe. Trista __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind. ~Washington Irving

01-16-06, 01:23 AM	#8
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	Mine are definately unflattering. You can see the bass before it comes off your line! Now you can be that much more upset about it. They are great for blocking glare while driving too. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

01-16-06, 02:13 AM	#10
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	mine are wal-mart strike king ones __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

01-16-06, 01:17 PM	#11
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	Yeah, the Strike King cheapos are actually pretty decent. I've stepped on them several times without breaking them. Pretty flexible plastic. If nothing else they will convince you that polarized glasses are an essential tool to have. You'll see structure that you never knew existed in ponds you've fished your whole life. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

01-16-06, 01:26 PM	#12
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	i think i've decided to get these http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...009&hasJS=true what do you think?

01-16-06, 01:45 PM	#13
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	The one problem with plastic lenses is that they scratch up easily. Been there done that. __________________ Lexington,NC.

01-16-06, 01:54 PM	#14
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	If you're gonna' spend $20, I suggest you get amber or vermillion colored lenses. For the variety of sky and water conditions I deal with, these seem to work best for me. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

01-16-06, 03:13 PM	#15
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	wait, i wear glasses. anything i could do that would give the same effect while not making my vision 13/20?

01-16-06, 04:00 PM	#16
Patrick Krueger, Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 567	Wal-mart sells Strike King clip-ons to go over prescription glasses. I believe they were $7. __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan

01-16-06, 04:09 PM	#17
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	do any of you have the clip ons? and do they work as good?

01-16-06, 05:21 PM	#18
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Instead of clip ons, save up for a pair of Cocoons , they fit over top of your glasses.They are $40.00, but worth it.The darker lenses seem to work better. P N J Last edited by pig n jig; 01-16-06 at 11:41 PM.

01-16-06, 05:41 PM	#19
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	40 bucks is a lil expesive... but if theres ever a sale or i somehow get smoe extra cas, ill look into it

01-18-06, 04:08 PM	#21
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	well, i just got a new prescription. would i be able to get just lenses for the frame i have?

01-18-06, 04:25 PM	#22
basser087 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Niles, Mi Posts: 75	wal mart also sells a new Hibdon series from Solar bat and they come with a carrying case and are very nice. They will help you a lot in seeing further through the water. The glasses are about $10

01-18-06, 05:46 PM	#23
Bass Ackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 181	Maui Jim makes the best Polarized Sunglasses they are to be in and around the water with 7 layers of protection. They are not cheap (and I'm not rich) but a good pair of sunglasses are worth the money. When you pay $80 + for them they don't fall apart, scratches are not visible and you care enough to look (for as long as it takes) to find them.

01-18-06, 07:13 PM	#24
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	I always wear polarized sun glasses fishing. I broke down and bought a pair of Oakley polarized sun glasses and wear them all the time. Knowing what I paid for them I take extreme care of them. They have definately lasted me longer than any other pair of sun glasses I've ever owned. Eric

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