Sunglasses are very fashionable for every ages. But sunglasses has another aspect not just about fashion. How could sunglasses be useful while you are fishing?
Great catch could be lost if you don’t wear fishing sunglasses. The glare drastically reduces visibility when you watch the water surface with the naked eye: you won’t see the underwater structures or the fish. Moreover, without fishing sunglasses it will become almost impossible to watch the water surface; besides the risk of crystalline and retina injury, that are severe forms of eye damage, intense light normally gives eye weariness and headaches. Fishing sunglasses provide the glare elimination and good blockage of the harmful ultraviolet rays. Many fishermen buy sunglasses for all weather conditions so that visibility remains great no matter the fishing whereabouts. Fishing sunglasses can also be rated according to the materials of which the lenses are made.

Glass is a good lens material because of durability and visual acuity, but it is considered too heavy by many users. Polycarbonate lenses are lightweight and have a good resistance range  to impact, but such fishing sunglasses can more easily deteriorate by scratching. Acrylic lenses make one other possible choice, although not a very good one, because despite the quality anti-glare properties the material can distort vision. Another element that should influence your choice of fishing sunglasses is lens color; gray, copper, brown and amber are the most frequent of all.

There is no color distortion with gray lenses, and the light absorption rate is high. These fishing sunglasses go great for open water fishing on bright sunny days. Copper fishing sunglasses are very soothing for the eyes, they increase the visual abilities, working great for fishing that requires lots of sighting applications. Brown works great for all circumstances too because of the great contrast and the real color perception. For bright sunshine or clouded days, for lakes or streams, brown lenses will serve the fisherman well.

When it is forecast or when you go fishing at dawn or at dusk, the best fishing sunglasses are those with amber lenses. Then, besides the lens color, you should also be careful with the anti-glare properties because the polarized coating is the only protection against reflected light. Plus, without polarized lenses, flat or bonefish will be impossible to catch. Last but not least, good sunglasses will also prevent wind and insects from entering your eyes, increasing the comfort and making fishing even more enjoyable.

Tagged with: • • • • • •

Filed under: Fishing on the fly • fly fishing • fly fishing reels • fly fishing rods • flyfishing

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!