good sunglasses?
 

Looking for some good glasses to wear while fishing. I always seem to get headaches from wearing glasses all day fishing. Ive never really tried the higher ends because I didnt want to spend the money and end up still with the headaches. The only Pair Ive worn for a good while w/o headaches,is a pair my mom gave me from hawaii,called maui jims,but they are a little dressy to wear fishing. My brother in law just bought a pair of wiley x. Anyone know anything about these? Supposed to be military specs and supposed to be great. Ive heard lots of you rave about the costas too. Just wondering what yalls thoughts are. tanx

I love my costas.......

i really regret all the years i fished saltwater without costas b/c i didn't want to spend the $$$$

PM'ed you.

bought a pair of costas on steepandcheap.com last week.... $89.99 for the fathom frames with the 580 glass lenses... normally go $280 ish.... i'll let ya know how they feel when they arrive today or tomorrow..

damn i wish i could have got that deal

main thing Im worried about is the headache situation. Not sure if its from the wind,the arms of the glasses against my temples or what

are you drinking enough?

I try to stay hydrated.

i have the oakley half jackets with polarized lenses, this is my second pair of lenses and as long as I dont break my frames or they quit selling lenses im sticking with them. Still hard to say if it would help with your headaches.

maui jims or costas are what i have used for 5 or 6 years...like Bruce said I wish i bought them a long time ago.... Its all about what fits your face right

I can wear the shades for a while,but hafta take em off and on during the course of the day. Just get tired of squinting all day

yea costas are the way. honestly though, I had a pair of 400 costas and they were great. I bought a new pair of 580s cuz the frame fit a little better and if im not fishing, I really dont wear them cuz the lenses mess with my eyes. I cant really explain what they do but I just had more visual comfort wearing the 400s. I can wear either one on the water all day but off the water is where I notice the difference.

I know that sounds nuts but has anyone else experienced something similar?

oh and btw make sure you dont get lil cool looking metal frame ones. while off the water riding in your vehicle those are great and cool but they dont cut it riding in a boat, wind whips all around em into your eyes

i have oakleys and love them but i don't like taking them fishing. i seem to loose stuff. i bought a pair from academy the other day that i lost this weekend they were 9.99. they were very comfortable. i am very picky about my glasses. i get headaches too if they fit me to tight or the nose piece is to tight ( the nose piece is a big deal they have to be very light for me)

I too rather the 400's I got rid of all my 580's. I think the weight of the glass is what made me go back.

I use Maui jims with the then frames and the wind does get into my eyes slightly but it's not too bad. I have to wear glasses to not get a headache and these are the only ones that do that. The are superlight and you can't feel them on your nose or ears or temples. Maybe to dressy for fishin but it's better than a miserable headache on the water

Bill Dance or Strike King from Wally World. :smokin:

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may be Idk. but I know that my next pair will probably be more 400s. Ive owned 2, first was metal frames which my dad now uses and those I had no trouble with, the second pair I had the frames were too small and gave me a headache. and these I have now are the 580s and as I said something screws with my eyes. my next pair will prolly be the same frame I have with 400 lenses

heck matter of fact if you interested in buying my harpoon580s I'll sell em to ya for what it will cost me to get the same in 400s. they are only 1 year old and have no flaws on them. u interested? itd be 199 for a pair of 400s. so $200 and they urs. like I said they rarely been used and less than a year old. they black with blue mirror glass 580

I have a pair of costa 580 blackfins...would never fish without them now,its like hd vision.

I have the Man O' Wars with the 580 lenses and I love them. They have some clip on shields that come with them to help keep the wind/water from getting behind them. Those little shields work great too!

i wish someone around here would carry the full selection of frames so i could try them all on.

I guess I might need to find a place close by just to try some on. Like meaux said need to see how they fit my face. Have to check I guess and see if those 580's "trick" my eyes. what color lenses yall find to be the best?

lafayette shooters had a pretty good selection bruce

academy also has a pretty good selection

Go to Action Specialties on Hwy 90 between Broussard and New Iberia, they have by far the largest selection of Costa's.

I like the green mirror

so no-ones heard of the wiley X?

I think they giving those away at Bass Pro if you buy a certain kind of reel. Let me look...

LC Tackle has 2 different displays. Slap full of costas

Bass Pro has FREE pair of Wiley-X sunglasses with purchase of any Revo reel $169.99 or more.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...BLhF5vB75BPNsM&

i got the new costa permits. they have a big frame and cover even around my eyes i love em. also have costa ballasts for knocking around in. prob have had around 8 or 9 pairs, costas hands down the best. the difference on the lake b/w costas and something not polarized is night and day. if something happens to them that isnt your fault u pay $10 and send them back to them and they will fix. even if it is your fault(i put mine in my pocket like an idiot b/c i didnt have croakies for em yet riding offshore last summer and shattered one of the lenses) they charged me $70 to replace one of the lenses. better than the $200 i paid for em!

get the blue mirror glass. or the green. I prefer blue.

WORD TO THE WISE. WHEN YOU GET READY TO PURCHASE A PAIR, DO NOT GO TRY EM ON AT A STORE AND THEN GO ONLINE AND BUY THEM!!! I did this with a pair. In the store they felt amazing. Went online to costa and ordered a pair. When they came in, it was a totally different fit and ended up selling them several months later because they were just 2 snug. Also I tried on the same type at several different stores and even the same ones at a store and there are minute changes between them. so if you find a pair that are a perfect fit, buy that pair not one just like it

i have had green and blue mirror and cant tell the difference

yeh i have ordered a pair or 2 offline that i just relisted on ebay!

I have some Wiley X. I too get headaches if the glasses fit too tight, but I don't have any problems with mine.

amber lenses for inshore i think are the best....

they got some oakleys on steep and cheap right now

Scroll down on the right and there are different types of Oakleys.

Costa Mp2's with the Blue lenses

Costa Deep Blue with Blue mirror lenses. They have the hinge on the lens so the stretch out, this may help with headaches. I have had this pair for 3 years now and absolutely love them.

Hey bruce, the biggest selection I've found is at the tangiers outlet mall in gulf shores. you may have to bounch around to several different stores while there, but I pretty much found every frame they make there.

and I'm with everyone else, once you go costa you wont go back. I have the friggates with 580 green mirrored.

Bass Pro in Destin is the largest I have seen. If you vacation down there check em out. Prob have close to every style.

the Wiley X glasses have swappable lenses that have a lite padding that goes around your eyes, helps keep dust from going around the lense military does use them, my friend brought some back and I have checked his out they are awesome, I fish and I do a lot of reloading and shooting. I'd like to have a pair to fish with and have as a pair of safety glasses. Plus they look cooler! They also advertise in Bassmasters

Costas
 

I also use Costas. Used to use Hobies but the place I bought them quit selling Hobies and started selling the Costas. I used to buy the Bill Dance ones and ended up buying 2 or 3 pairs a year because of them being all scratched up. Bought the expensive ones and started taking care of them and actually come out cheaper because I take care of them and usually get 6 or 7 years out of a pair.

One thing to be careful of, I finally got in the habit of putting sunscreen on my face regularly and the glasses I wore had rubber on the arms to stop them from sliding. Well the sunscreen caused the rubber to degrade seriously. Sent 2 pairs back to Costa and they replaced them.

sometimes cheap polarixed glasses will cause dizziness head ache ect.. how ever maui jims arnt cheap glasses , maybe yer just broken:p

u prolly right pox, it might just be the cheaper glasses that I wear fishing. I havent worn the maui jims fishing,wasnt sure if they would hold up to the salt water.

i had a pair of maui jims the thing i didnt like is the lens was real hard to clean i bought a pair of costas w/ the 580 lens man o man night and day !!

guess Ima hafta go put some on and see what the fuss is about.