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| what are some of the best all around polarized muskie fishing glasses for the best price? thanks. |
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Location: Michigan | Unless you want to spend lots of money, go to gander mountain and pick up glasses for $10 and you'll be set. |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | Or go out and buy a pair of Ocean Wave's, put on a floating lanyard, and never buy another pair again. Backwater green color is good for all light conditions. They are pricey, but after going through a bunch of cheap pairs I bought what I should have got to begin with. The glasses at Gander and Cabela's are good for the money, I agree. I have a few pair in the boat for guy's who forget/lose theirs. The Ocean Wave's are about $120-$140 and well worth it, as long as they fit good and feel right. Make sure you try them on, don't just order!
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Location: In a shack in the woods | Costa del mar with the glass 580 lens or ocean waves with glass lenses are probably the best.IMO
under $200 range I would say Oakley kvd in shallow blue iridium.
I just got 3 pairs of Wiley x with my new toro's. Buy any abu reel over $170 and get a mail in for for Wiley x glasses. They are pretty nice. I was surprised. |
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Location: Valparaiso, Indiana | Ocean Waves
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| Costas all the way
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| Used to be a Costa Del Mar guy until I tried Smith Optics. I own three pair and love them. Their lenses are flawless. My favorite lenses are the polarized yellow. I wear them in bright conditions all the way to dark. That's just my preference but they of course have many lense options for whatever your preference. They're not cheap but they are high quality. Check them out if you want. http://www.smithoptics.com/ |
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| My brother used wiley x's in the army. He got me hooked and I love my wiley x's. The pair you get for free are no where near as good as the pairs you can buy from a store. But from what most people say the ocean waves are the best.
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| what color lens is best for the ocea waves?I like doing a lot of sight fishing in the river but i want a lens thats good for fishing deep lake water |
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Costa Del Mar for me. |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | I agree Ocean Waves in the backwater green lens.You can really tell the difference when you got deep following fish. |
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| Another vote for Ocean Waves with the backwater green lenses. I also have a pair of polarized Smith Optics that I wear for golf and softball and they don't even come close to my Ocean Waves. Hands down best glasses to wear on the water. |
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Location: Michigan | I guess I would have to try them out first, but I just cant see spending 150-200-300 dollars on sunglasses. Id rather buy a decent pair for $20 only and spend the saved money on baits or a new rod/reel combo even. I never have any trouble seeing fish with cheap glasses even in dirty water. |
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| H2O'S Try them before buying anything else By FAR THE BEST!!!!!! |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | Still partial to Oakley's. I've been wearing them for roughly 17 years and they offer me the clearest, best made polarized sunglasses on the market. I'm gettting another pair in a few weeks. |
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| if you want the best for the price dont buy any costa del mar.for a 25$ pair you will see everything you need
and if you want to pay a lil higher,give a try to bollé they are 2x cheaper than costa's and the price is really good
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | jasonvkop - 2/11/2010 10:51 PM
I guess I would have to try them out first, but I just cant see spending 150-200-300 dollars on sunglasses. Id rather buy a decent pair for $20 only and spend the saved money on baits or a new rod/reel combo even. I never have any trouble seeing fish with cheap glasses even in dirty water.
You may not think you'll see better through surface glare but you will. In the long run your eyes will really appreciate the better optics. Much like using a longer rod and feeling less tired at the end of a long day good optics will keep your eyes from getting tired (which can cause headaches). Any imperfection or distortion will be compensated for by your eyes and it will stress them over a day. Imagine fishing all day in a squatting position, your quads are going to be tired at the end of the day - right? Using poor quality optics you are doing the same thing to your eyes.
I've used Oakley, Costa and Solar Bat over the years and they're all great optics. |
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| Try out the Smith Optics.....they are no joke. I have the ones that you can switch your lens's . I love the polorized yellow roght up till its dark out . |
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Location: McGuire AFB, NJ | Guys.
Who carry's ocean waves, checked out the website but I'd like to see them in person. Only bad thing is if they are mirrored I can't wear them in uniform. Have you guys tried lenses that are not mirrored? |
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Location: Mayville, WI | Costa del mars here.
If you're looking for deals, pay attention to this website --> http://www.steepandcheap.com
Costas, Smith, and other brands will pop up on there a few times a day at 50%+ off. I've gotten 2 pairs from there for less than what one pair would have cost me. IT helps a TON to download an alert system for it so you don't miss out.
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | AFchris - 2/12/2010 8:57 AM
Guys.
Who carry's ocean waves, checked out the website but I'd like to see them in person. Only bad thing is if they are mirrored I can't wear them in uniform. Have you guys tried lenses that are not mirrored?
Personally I don't like the mirrored lenses. My experience has been that the amount of light to your eye is reduced too much and in low light they are too dark. My personal favorite lens is the Solar Bat mossback because it is dark enough for bright light, yet I can wear them until about 1/2 hour after sunset. |
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| I like Costas. They are way more comfortable, clear and crisp looking than the 4-8 pairs of wal-mart, wallgreens, gander, and other random $15-$30 pairs I've had. I almost tried Ocean waves, but the store didnt have any that fit me well.
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| If you check the bargain cave at cabelas on-line or at the store they good deals on sun glasses. I think bass pro also. |
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Location: Minnetonka | May I recommend the Oakley Straight Jacket - Fishing Specific in shallow blue polarized. Fishes awesome during the day... light mirroring to reflect the rays and light amber lenses lenses allow me to fish 'til it's dark. http://www.oakley.com/pd/5717
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | I am sure there is a reason all of the top guides in salt water fish Costa Del Mar or Ocean Waves. If you have fished the Keys and have been on a wreck where you were able to watch a grouper eat your sardine down 80 feet...it makes you realize the importance of having great sunglasses even in water with 60-90 feet of clarity. I have bought, broke, and thrown away cheap glasses. If you are serious about catching fish...I believe the sunglasses are as important as your rod, reel, line, and bait in musky fishing. I have never fished Ocean Waves but, obviously from the information in previous posts, they are excellent lenses. I own 2 pairs of Costa Del Mars...the green mirror for low light and the blue mirror for bright sunny days...and they are worth every penny to me.
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Location: Black River Falls WI | ill second the oakley straight jackets. very nice and the cost is about $170 |
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Location: W-PA | I have a pair of Costa del mar 580s in Copper. I went with Costas because I had the opportunity to try them on at the beach. No Ocean Waves frames really fit my head very well. After using cheap pairs for many years, I can appreciate how nice these glasses are. |
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| I have some Costas and they are great glasses and very durable. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | Smith's are awesome. I got a pair at gander like 5 years ago for a little over 100 and they are awesome. I have the green mirror amber lenses. People will try them on and be in shock at how they make colors pop out and how much glare they cut.
and good sunglasses will help you see more follows!
My dad uses his 20 dollar fisheyes or whatever they are from gander while I use Smith polarized glasses. He can usually never spot my follows and there has been times i have watched his lure come in and I have seen follows on his lures and he can't see them with his cheap glasses. |
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Location: Oshkosh | I'm also a fa of Oakley's. Find a model that you like and start shopping online. I did this and found them for 40 bucks off, just cant remember where I got them.
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