best pair of fishing glasses?

[jake22]

I'm in the market for some new sunglasses for the boat. Fishing ledges to sight fishing. Any recommendations? Brands? Lens color?

 

[Fat Rabbit]

Costa 580. Hands down.

 

[Corey]

Have to agree with fat rabbit

 

[Javelin33]

Costas, I have the blue glass lense and love them.

 

[jighead]

Maui Jim

 

[drdetroit]

Love my Oakleys!

 

[Mansell82]

I love my Oakley Flak Jacket XLJ with Shallow Blue polarized lenses. I've worn these frames day in day out for 3 years and they're still going strong. I like the interchangeable lens system rather than having 3 pairs of frames laying around.

 

[Cooper713]

Costas. Ive got the Fantails with the blue mirror 580g polarized lenses. Costas are the best sunglasses on the market to me.

 

[graybullet]

Costa blue 580 glass lenses hands down. After fishing all day I would get headaches behind my eyes. I was told that this was due to eye strain. Costa have a coating to minimize this, I fished this past weekend both days (CBA&273) no headaches. And the warranty is awesome.

 

[Hook1]

I had the 580G lenses at first, but to my surprise the weight would start to wear on the bridge of my nose after a long day. I had my prescriptions installed by Costa but used 400P black lenses and believe it or not I forget that I'm wearing them and I can see into the water just as well as I could the 580G blue mirror lenses. I think Costa just has that good of a lens quality.

 

[Kickerfish]

Look into Vicious Vision glasses as well. I found them to be brighter than my Costa's and started using Vicious OVER my costas. Both are great though.

 

[mjwendorf]

Costa now has the 580 lense in plastic.

 

[foodsaver]

glass is supposed to be better clarity. I just ordered some green mirror 580g tuna alleys. I am considering the silver mirror brines as a second pair. Not sure they will be necessary though.

 

[Blue76]

I have had several Costas and they make great lenses but the rubber they use on the nose and ear pads turns to a sticky mess after a while. I have replaced the nose pads several times which requires sending them in to Costa with $12.00 I think it is. Must be some chemical reaction to me because I am the only one I know that has this problem. All three pair I have owned did this along with a pair of Maui Jims. All of the Costas I have are the 580G lens which is very heavy and leaves sore spots on my nose if I wear them all day long. I think the green mirror 580P or 400P would be the best choice for fresh water. My blue ones are very dark.

I bought a pair of Revo glasses while out in Texas a while back and they are now my go to glasses. They have great clarity, light weight and no rubber nose pieces to mess up. You can get them in all sorts of different shades for fishing different waters. They are less expensive as well. I doubt I will buy any more Costas.

I also have a couple pair of Maui Jims but they are not polarized. They are super light but do not see in the water very well. I play golf in them.

 

[jake22]

Appreciate all the replies and suggestions. Anybody know of anything about the wileyx glasses?

 

[bassncorey]

I love my wiley x's. I'm about to purchase my third pair. I wear prescription glasses so therefore I get prescription sunglasses as well. I can vouch for the shatter proof lens also. Good luck in whatever you get. I normally get mine from Battlefield optical in ft. O.

 

[Oldman]

what is the best color for seeing below the water?

 

[fishhog]

i got my costa man o war glasses last week, so far i really like them. i have the green mirror 580g lenses and this sat. ill get to try them out on the water

 

[jason]

Oakley Half Jacket or Flak Jacket in XLJ with persimmon tint lenses.

 

[Davo]

Costa 580 all the way. Costa del Mar has about the best warranty on the market.