Best Fishing Sunglasses of 2023
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Loading... - Helen Chol
- 20 Apr 2023
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We get asked all the time about what are the best fishing sunglasses we would recommend for various applications and fishing scenarios. While we’ve provided hundreds of recommendations over the years, we’ve never taken a concerted effort to review most of the new offerings and pick out some of the best to fit different anglers needs.
So this year we’ve been fortunate to test and use most of the new best fishing sunglasses out on the market and coming to market very soon. We went and visited most of the manufacturers at ICAST and have now been on the water with most of the sunglasses new for this year for anglers. We’ve tried to break down some of the bests for various budgets, fits, performance and more.
BEST FISHING SUNGLASSES FEATURES
When trying to determine which will be the right fishing sunglasses for you, there are several factors to consider. For our tests we focused on these following factors:
Polarization
Light Blocking
Fit / Comfort
Lens Clarity
Durability
Slippage
Polarization
Polarized lenses have the ability to cut reflective glare off the water’s surface so you can peer down into the water better. You also can add in degrees of protection from UVA and UVB lightwaves to reduce eye strain and fatigue over the long haul. In other words keeping your eyes healthy while on the water.
Light Blocking
Coupled with that, you have light blocking ability. If you let a lot of light in around the sides of the frames or above and below the frames then you reduce the sunglasses ability to block reflective light and inhibit your ability to see on and in the water.
Fit and Comfort
Fit and comfort are based usually on the size frame relative to your head as well as how the arms are shaped and the nose piece on the bridge of your nose. It’s often why it’s best to try on a pair of sunglasses if you can. But anymore we found a good rule of thumb on the Costa site for figuring out which frames will fit you best. If you where a snap back trucker hat and you button up all the holes you probably want a small or medium frame. If you button up 4-5 holes you probably want to look for medium-large frames. And, finally, if you only button up the last two holes, you probably should look at XL frames or the bigger large frames.
Lens Clarity
Lens clarity has come a long way in sunglasses and this is often what separates a $40 pair of sunglasses from a $200 pair of sunglasses. High quality, thin glass with light blocking properties can almost make your vision better. Glass is clearer than polycarbonate and honestly you can do more with it, so a glass lens is always more expensive than plastic. Read More…
