sunglasses recommendation.

[majek_maniac]

I have a pair of Costa's you can have. They are in pretty decent shape too. PM me for details and pics.

[WestEndAngler]

Dude, I wear a 7 dollar pair from academy. Don't hurt my feelings too much when I accidently flick them over the side of the boat. My next pair will be fishgillz.

Fish gillz don't fit my face they are too small for my face. They don't block out any light either. Costa's are the only ones that work well for me.

Austin, wear some croakies so you don't lose them

[majek_maniac]

I love my Costa's, but I also have had 2 pair of the Magellan's from Academy and love those as well.

As far as lens quality goes, Costa's are top notch. Dont look through a pair of 500 lenses or else be prepared to want them badly!

As far as fit goes for my little head, I love the Magellans and good glass too. The only thing (not really a bad thing) is the Magellan's are kind of an amber lens, which is great for cloudy "bright" days. I use those as my backups or when its cloudy but "bright" since the amber lense doesnt really brighten things up, but "highlights" stuff on overcast days.

My Costas are the Triple Tails with standard glass and I love them. There are a lot of other great eyewear companies out there, but I definately recommend Costa Del Mar, they are worth the price if you can afford them.

Whatever you get, be sure to get polarized, you definately want to protect your eyes out on the water or wherever you are for that matter.

M.M.

[majek_maniac]

http://www.fishwestend.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1840

Here is the add I had for them a while back. You can have them if you want them.

[WestEndAngler]

I wear the 580 Green Mirror Lens with Amber... switching from the 400's I used to wear to the 580 was like when I switched from the Yellow / Red / White RCA cable to HDMI on my TV... I now see the world in HD

[Walker]

I agree on the Costa 580 lenses - they are absolutely incredible. I have had my Triple Tails with 580 blue mirror lenses for 2 years now and they are still like new. If I ever lose this pair, I will waste no time in replacing them with an identical pair.

They are expensive ($250) but worth every penny of the cost.

[HarryK]

I have the Costas with blue mirror, but sometimes later in the day they change colors due to my rose colored eyes.

[Moonpie]

I'm still using Costa Eliminators with the old 400 lens.
They've been excellent glasses. Highly recommended.
I can spend all day on bright water and have zero eye strain at end of day.
If these ever die on me I'll be replacing immediately with the 580 lens.

Sunglasses are like shoes. Good ones are worth the money.
Once you get older you'll be glad you took care of your eyes and feet!

[WestEndAngler]

I agree on the Costa 580 lenses - they are absolutely incredible. I have had my Triple Tails with 580 blue mirror lenses for 2 years now and they are still like new. If I ever lose this pair, I will waste no time in replacing them with an identical pair.

They are expensive ($250) but worth every penny of the cost.

Contact me for a better price

[phishkilla]

I switch to smith's, I love them. the lenses are the best for fishing.

I also have Maui's for the comfort.

I wish I could put my smith lenses on my Muai frames.

[WestEndAngler]

I wear smiths when I snow ski good sunglasses especially low light conditions

Maui Jims are sweet I really like the wire frame glasses they are very light weight

[shallowist]

Smith is the right direction if you are willing to spend some $$. They are by far the best glasses that I have ever owned. Worked with their Action Optics division for a long time, have several pairs left, but lost my favorite.

If you are looking for a very good pair of polarized lenses, in a light weight frame, that floats!! Take a close look at the FishGillz! I got a pair in January, have worn them on every trip, and have been very pleased. My face isn't the eaiset to fit, they offer some very comfortable full wrap models, that are super light weight.

Make sure that if you are fishing inshore, you always pick a lense that is yellow or amber type tint. This is by far the best when it comes to color enhancement. Very important when trying to see fish in shallow water, and the right lenses will light a redfish up like a neon sign.

BTW. Costas are great, for about half the price of a good Smith pair, they are nearly optically correct, and fairly durable.

[plugger]

I have glasses, so I wear fitover types that I buy at the fishing show.....the large, dark, bug eyed appearance drives the ladies wild.

[Primer]

Fish gillz don't fit my face they are too small for my face. They don't block out any light either. Costa's are the only ones that work well for me.

Austin, wear some croakies so you don't lose them

huh?

[corndog]

huh?

Damm West End I have a head that you could fit half a million dollars worth of dimes in. I have some fish gillz and they fit! I am gonna have to check out this size of your melon next time I see you.