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| Time for a little new information from the eye world; most recently discovered information on the human eye and light pertains to visible blue light (not UV which is not in the visible range). Visible blue light is not absorbed in the cornea or lens of the eye but passes directly to the retina, attacking and decreasing the retinal pigmented layer. This is the tissue which when depleted is part of the process of macular degeneration.
Most lens manufacturers are aware of this and will start to state the amount of blue light their lenses filter out just like we see with SPF in clothing and sunscreens. As we all know in the muskie world, blue light is not our friend. Just one more reason to make sure that your lenses are in the brown to amber color transmission spectrum.
Where else is visible blue light very prevalent? The answer is the monitor your are staring at right now. |
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Location: Leech Lake | Yoopertrout cotton's protection depends upon how tightly woven it is. Most Cotton shirts are pretty thin. Hence the less protection than tight knit nylon. But Cotton is better than no shirt which I fished in all the time as a kid and young man... I have a picture I show medical students of a old rancher that always wore long sleeve cotton western shirts with the bib on the shoulders. You could see the pattern of his shirt on his back from the chronic sun damage thru the single layer cotton.
Wood_duck I have two "Muskie Camo" sun protective shirts I bought at the Frank Schneider a number of years ago...always the ones I wear if I need some special "Luck"! Too bad they quit making them. |
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| corny13 - 5/2/2014 8:56 PM
Yoopertrout cotton's protection depends upon how tightly woven it is. Most Cotton shirts are pretty thin. Hence the less protection than tight knit nylon. But Cotton is better than no shirt which I fished in all the time as a kid and young man... I have a picture I show medical students of a old rancher that always wore long sleeve cotton western shirts with the bib on the shoulders. You could see the pattern of his shirt on his back from the chronic sun damage thru the single layer cotton.
Wood_duck I have two "Muskie Camo" sun protective shirts I bought at the Frank Schneider a number of years ago...always the ones I wear if I need some special "Luck"! Too bad they quit making them.
Thanks Corny 13! It makes sense. I guess I never really thought about it. Years ago I switched to nylon because it doesn't hold water like cotton. Really glad I did given the sun issue.
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Location: mpls | Check out the new Simms Taimen tricomp shirt. Such a sweet shirt with great sun protection . The sleeves are a stretch knit fabric. Great for casting!! I also swear by Simms "Angler sunscreen" the stuff doesn't sting your eyes when you sweat! I am still on the lookout for the perfect wide rim hat. Anyone own an Outdorrs Research "sombriolet" hat? |
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Location: WI | Uptown: Check out Tilley hats. UPF 50, vented, washable, and a lifetime warranty. Even have a little Velcro pocket inside the top for emergency cash. they're not cheap, but good quality rarely is. |
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| This is all great info. I have many short sleeve fishing shirts and often I will wear a thin moisture wick long sleeve shirt under it. However, I recently found sleeves at Cabela's that slide over your arms underneath short sleeve fishing shirts. Wondering if anyone has tried these and if so would you recommend them? Cabela's website info: Columbia® Freezer Zero™ Arm SleevesFight back against the hot sun with these protective arm sleeves. Omni-Freeze® Zero™ technology is activated by perspiration, using polymers to cool you down and keep you going. The 92/8 polyester/elastane blend offers an Omni-Shade® UPF rating of 50. |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Don't forget that skin is largest organ in the body and the part that gets burned is not necessarily where the skin cancer will show up. Cover up everything. Get sweatproof/waterproof sunscreen and REAPPLY during the day, then reapply again.
I have purchased hats, swim shirts and shirts/pants from Coolibar.com. nice but can be pricey.
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Location: Illinois | "Pricey" would be considered cheap compared to a life changing event.
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