Best Polarized Sunglasses

[Scott M]

I'm a polarized sunglasses lover. Once you figure out that you can use them to sight fish, there's no other sunglasses that I wanted. I'm a substance over style kind of guy.

I used to buy whatever cheapies I found on the revolving rack, but you always got what you paid for and in time I'd lose them or wreck them. I never tried the expensive Costa Del Mars or Oakleys, even though they have good replacement policies, only because I'm just as apt to lose them as I am to wreck them.

Recently, I had pretty good luck with a pair of Field and Stream mirrored lenses on a sporty frame that I found at Sam's Club. They lasted me a couple years before I scratched them up a little too much. The case they came with was pretty nice. For $25, the price was right for as much as I used them. I bought another pair and they are even made a little bit better as I've noticed the lenses have hardly scratched with the same amount of wear. I can recommend the F&S sunglasses, but what I came here to post about was the workwear glasses I got at Grainger.

I bought a pair of scratch resistant, ANSI approved, mirrored, sporty, polarized sunglasses for about $40. They have been absolutely bulletproof for a couple years now. Edge Eyewear is the maker. They have a little better quality material in the frame and the hinges are tough as nails. They are right at my top end for sunglasses (since I'm one misplaced pair away from a tantrum), but man have they been good.

If you are a sunglasses user and are looking for a pair, I hope this thread helps.

[Chris Haley]

That's what I'm looking for!! Thanks

[ikona]

I would agree with Scott I have used Edge safety glasses for a few years. Oakley's are nice, but too expensive for the fish to use.

[Wanderer]

Chris,

Another option is trying an actual eyewear shop.

The last time I bought a new set of regular glasses was on a half price or two for one deal. My second pair wound up being dark amber polarized, scratch proof lenses in my exact prescription in POLO frames. I picked that model just because the bows were wide and would block more side light. The were about $250 though.

I've had Costas also and they were my fav until this set of script glasses. They've been bullet proof for about 5 years now even wearing them while weed whipping around the shack. I wind up flinging gravel and have taken a lot of hits on the lenses with not one scratch or chip yet.

Knock, knock, knock on wood!

[Craigums]

Just got some Costa Del Mar's with Silver Mirror 580G yesterday. My initial thoughts are that the lens give you a very crisp image, they glass is definately heavier that my previous plastic lenses. This is more noticable when I rest them on my head rather then when I'm wearing them. Looking through the lens initially gives me a very yellowish tinge to everything, I'm sure this is due to the copper base. So far I give them a 8/10. I have yet to get them out on the water and see how they perform.

[NEANGLER]

Maui Jim's all the way, and they have a great service department if you ever have issues such as repairs.

[superbee]

Maui Jim's are hard to beat.

[BoxMN]

Just got another pair of Maui Jim's, amber. They are better IMO early in the day or on cloudy days, than my blue/grey ones. I got lucky, both pair have been "gifts" from promotion gigs, so the price was perfect