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[Ry the fly guy]

Maui Jims all day, amazing quality, compared to my buddys ray-bans its night and day. I bushwalk a lot and just wear a lanyard with them, never had a problem. You get what you pay for in my opinion.

[ShaunO]

Lose and break I said. Lanyard s are great till you lean over or bush whack, river fisherman who properly fish are explorers and that's the problem, Ps I'm far from anal too so I don't look after glasses like I could, ,10$ all ya need

Mine were not cheap by comparison and in 3 years I neither lost nor broke them.  Believe it or not, one can bushwhack and explore without destroying their gear. 

And I thought he summited them both on the same weekend!

[cammer]

If you are trying to be whimsical, please fill the rest of us in on the joke,   ghost n Shaun please help.me get that joke? 

[jordanc]

I got Maui Jim's, pretty good, feel nice on my face and cut through the glare, but i'd say not worth the money, I love amber tinted 25dollar shades, wholesale sports used to have some awesome ones. I used my employee health spending account to buy the Maui Jims's I wouldn't pay 300dollars for sunglasses.

[cammer]

Smart man Jordan,   glasses need to cut glare, I just don't think people need hyper quality Polarized glasses for salmon steelhead in Rivers, bone fishing yes.... unless your trying to force feed salmon bare hooks?? Lmfao

[Shinny]

I use a $30 pair of polarized safety glasses I picked up at Acklands... ya never know when there is going to be an explosion with flying debris on the river. Drop em...they won’t break. Lense is pretty scratch resistant. I have no issues wearing them during a bushwhack.

[cammer]

Sunglasses are most important in the protection of returning hooks and lead, only get one pair of eyes

[Shinny]

Sunglasses are most important in the protection of returning hooks and lead, only get one pair of eyes

Ya, but it’s also nice to cut through the glare and sight fish..I’m not doing any ripping and snagging so I don’t have too many hooks flying my way. If that was the case there might be people walking around with clear glasses on rainy days 

[cammer]

spit hooks ,,, releases from snagged weights off bottom,,, fly fishing back casts.... only get ones set of peeps, even Barbie sunglasses can save your my friend

[jordanc]

Yeah I got a pair from Acklands I think KMS tools has some really good ones too, around 35 bucks, they fog up pretty bad though, i got some wipes that help reduce that, what do other people use to keep there glasses from fogging up? if somebody wanted to get some high quality glasses cheap I have a friend that got some Ray Bans from Winners or maybe your works medical plan will allow you to use it for prescription shades with  whatever prescription is suitable for your eye sight.

[Shinny]

spit hooks ,,, releases from snagged weights off bottom,,, fly fishing back casts.... only get ones set of peeps, even Barbie sunglasses can save your my friend

Don’t forget about bugs n branches... eye lashes n angel tears. All the more reason for glasses. You can even get some that have side mirrors so you can see behind yourself. If you have an outstanding mob debt and your fishing alone they could come in handy.

Yeah I got a pair from Acklands I think KMS tools has some really good ones too, around 35 bucks, they fog up pretty bad though, i got some wipes that help reduce that, what do other people use to keep there glasses from fogging up? if somebody wanted to get some high quality glasses cheap I have a friend that got some Ray Bans from Winners or maybe your works medical plan will allow you to use it for prescription shades with  whatever prescription is suitable for your eye sight.

Ya they do fog up pretty good come to think of it, if it’s hot and humid out.. if that happens I’m usually running pretty hot myself and shedding a layer and no hat seems to help with the fogging...if it’s bad I will just put em in my pocket and just use them to see through the water at the rivers edge.

[leadbelly]

See the Bolle's in my avatar. Closing in on a decade I think and still great, barely scratched. Cost 150 or so but the best fitting sun glasses Ive ever had.

[greyghost]

Glasses fogging up is a problem indeed at certain times of the year.

I received this tip years ago from a steelhead broodstock guy!

You have to find a Long-Toed Salamander that lives on a Pacific Dogwood that is growing under a mature Western Hemlock. All this on a south facing slope!

When you have extracted the toe jam and placed it in a container. You have to add equal parts of Maisel Creek, Statlu Creek and Boulder Creek water in this order. Stir for 5min and apply onto your lenses with a feather from a Hermit Thrush that you would have found under the Pacific Dogwood!

Let dry and all should be fine!

I never did try this. I use wipes as well when needed!

Cheers

[Shinny]

Glasses fogging up is a problem indeed at certain times of the year.

I received this tip years ago from a steelhead broodstock guy!

You have to find a Long-Toed Salamander that lives on a Pacific Dogwood that is growing under a mature Western Hemlock. All this on a south facing slope!

When you have extracted the toe jam and placed it in a container. You have to add equal parts of Maisel Creek, Statlu Creek and Boulder Creek water in this order. Stir for 5min and apply onto your lenses with a feather from a Hermit Thrush that you would have found under the Pacific Dogwood!

Let dry and all should be fine!

I never did try this. I use wipes as well when needed!

Cheers

I’m off to Chehalis to get the creek water picked up.


Here is a  tip if you have foggy boat windows...coat em with dishwashing soap on a sponge, visibility goes down a bit but they won’t fog and the lemon smell hides the dead fish smell.

[fishman254]

Get blue-tinted ones for big water and full sun, or amber-tinted ones for lower light conditions and spotting fish, ideally.