Go to Jackson Davenport on King Street. Get the right size for your head. I demand the 580. Your eyes are important and need protection no matter what kind of fishing you do.
big dog
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Originally posted by tennispro24if using them strictly for fishing be sure you match the lens with the water you’ll be fishing. i got a pair of costas with the 580 vermillion/mirror lens…it lights up the bottom inshore, fished for 3 days in the backcountry in the everglades, it was almost unfair how i could see all the fish around…of course i took my glasses off to see if i could still see the fish…not even close. i wouldnt use them to drive for hours on end though since they are a little bright…just depends on if you’re looking for one specifically for fishing or for more all around. on that note, i have maui’s for driving and they are tough to beat, my friend at jackson davenport told me that the maui’s have the best polarized lenses out there, got each for under 200 a piece…goodluck with the search!
Cadill‘dont outsmart your common sense’- lee brice
I just retired a pair of Oakleys with the amber lense for inshore fishing and now wear a pair of Costa Corbina’s with the vermillion lense and it’s almost like cheating. I was amazed how much better they were than those Oakleys. The Vermillion for inshore is awesome. Dont’ get the amber Costa lenses, they work but not as well as the vermillion, imho.
Anyone with experience with these brands and PRESCRIPTION LENSES? How about bifocal/trifocal?
I don’t know what kind of prescription you need Stick but I have to have strong positive diopter glasses (farsighted, and worse the older I get) I have used polarized lenses on Flexon frames for years that I ordered from my optometrist but this year I ordered two Costas, the green mirror and a brown, both with progressive “bifocals.” They are amazingly better at seeing through the water. The only thing to be prepared for is if you need correction as strong as mine is that most modern wrap style lenses (called the base curve)don’t adapt well to that kind of strength. I notice that even though I can see fish well, the perspective is thrown off. When you are standing on the casting deck it looks like you are 8 feet off the water. Also, they can’t make them in glass so they will use the plastic lens (which is lighter anyway)
18.5 Baycraft Flats Edition
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Wood Driftboat
Thanks for your input. I’ve had two pairs of progressive sunglasses made and have experienced the problems with base curves.
I had heard the prescription Costas are not Costa lenses. Looks like they price out about the same as my last 2 pair anyways.
By plastic do you mean polycarbonate? Or plastic? One one website there seems to be a choice.
Thanks!
maui jims, hands down I have had five pairs of cdms in my life. ive lost a few, gotten some fixed and now my last pair stays in my box as my backup pair. their customer service is ok, getting worse these days and good luck to not pay for a repair… on the other hand i have owned one 1 pair of mj’s, love em and well worth the investment. their cust. service is awesome and always free unless you are a repeat offender on the same pair of glasses
OK, SO FOR PRESCRIPTION LENSES:
Costa only has gray and amber in polarized lenses. I fish inshore/nearshore 70/30 percent of time. Any recommendations???
Got my Maui Jim’s at Jackson Davenport, a bifocal set so I can tie knots. The JD people are knowledgeable and low key, and their service is great. Paid $175 for the darkest ones because they said a blondheaded blue-eyed person needed all the protection that was made. They have more clout with the mfgs, so they can get you better service from the mfgs. $.02, NaClH20
Kaenon. Polycarbonate lens that is good as glass, wont break when dropped.
You’re correct Stick, I was using plastic in the general term meaning not glass. I believe mine are polycarbonate. When you need thicker lenses with more correction like me, I prefer them over glass because of the weight. I have the Seven Mile model with green mirror lenses and the Zane model with brown lenses. The green mirror lens uses an amber base. When the lab took the Costas and made them to the specs I needed they did say they were then technically not “CDM’s”, but I don’t care as long as they retain the technology. I would say the amber or brown tint is better for fishing, I use my gray polarized glasses and my gray clip-ons for driving, general outdoor wear, etc.
18.5 Baycraft Flats Edition
Johnson 150 Oceanrunner
Wood Driftboat
Just get blue mirror Costas like every other Tom, Dick, and Harry.
What did the scroats where before Costas?
I am like every Tom, Dick, and Harry - Costas Blue Mirroe.
Must work - that is why we all buy them.
EWC
You gotta love the South Carolina Lowcountry.
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Originally posted by BW2150What did the scroats where before Costas?
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Engrish FAIL
animal cruelty sucks…unless his lip hurts cause there is a 1/0 Owner Aki hook with a chinaback stuck in it
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Originally posted by BW2150What did the scroats where before Costas?
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Engrish FAIL
Ha! Where? Ware? Wear?
Pick one, they all sound the same.
I spose I’m preaching to the choir here but here goes anyhoo. I just spent the weekend with my in-laws and saw what not wearing sunglasses can do to anyone that spends a lot of time outdoors. My f-i-l has macular degeneration, which will eventually blind him completely. His opthamologist asked him about his work history, and upon learning he owned a roofing company in Philadelphia, the Dr. said " A lot of time in the sun. That’s probably the cause of your problem."
For about 30 years my f-i-l spent every weekend at Ocean City, NJ from Apr.-Nov. fishing on his C/Craft Jersey Skiff, so he got a lot of exposure to sunlight.
So,either cheap or expensive, we all need to protect our eyes, and keep an extra set
(or two) onboard in case we forget ours or for guests.