Polarized Prescription Glasses Question

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:38:24 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Yes. Choose wisely........choose a color you like.

Wolfie, that was a serious question. Some colors are supposed to be
better for seeing into the water. Do you have any practical
experience with polarized lenses or do you just have too much time on
your hands?

S.T.W.

"Sum Ting Wong" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:38:24 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Yes. Choose wisely........choose a color you like.

Wolfie, that was a serious question. Some colors are supposed to be
better for seeing into the water. Do you have any practical
experience with polarized lenses or do you just have too much time on
your hands?

I realized it was a serious question. I can't be certain, but I like to
think I wouldn't have answered otherwise.

I'm also aware that some colors are reputed to be better for viewing things
below the surface of the water. Evidently, so are you. I don't recall
which colors get the most votes but I'll bet a shiny new nickel the matter
is not without controversy. It looks like you may already have done a bit
of research on this, so you probably know more about it than I do.

I've used both amber and gray. I like amber. Others prefer gray. You may
already have some experience with polarized lenses.....I don't know. If
not, your best bet is to try all the colors you can find. In all
likelihood, you'll find that you like one color better than the others.

Choose the color you like.

Wolfgang

Sum Ting Wong wrote:
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:38:24 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


Yes. Choose wisely........choose a color you like.


Wolfie, that was a serious question. Some colors are supposed to be
better for seeing into the water. Do you have any practical
experience with polarized lenses or do you just have too much time on
your hands?

S.T.W.


It depends on environment you'll be fishing. Brown / Light brown seems
to be best for stripers on the flats, in my experience. I do see folks
with dark black glasses though, so perhaps Wolfgang's more right than
you think.

For trout fishing I've never felt the need for polarizing glasses. On my
rivers (usu. freestone, tannin stained) the fish rise from nowhere and
vanish in an instant. I've sat still for hours to watch a fish rise and
no matter how hard you try to follow their downward path, they always
vanish into the depths whence they came. At the Secret Spot I've seen
the pool come alive with rising fish. Maybe 20, 30 fish working. But
when it's all over, you could not spot one of them. Sometimes you can
get a clue from the flash of a nymphing fish, or a silhouette against a
sandy bar, but this is not so common, and really doesn't require a
special lense color to maximize it anyway.

However on the flats, forgetting you polarizing glasses is like
forgetting your rod and means it's time to go find something else to do
that day. If that's your poison I'd try out a few colors until you're
happy, if you can.

HTH,

Gary

Sum, it's obvious. Wolf prefers rose colored glasses. I prefer dismal gray.

Actually, I have enough trouble keeping track of one pair of glasses. Couple
that with the fact that I start out in light and fish until dark I had to
carry two pair. So now I just use the clip ons that go over your glasses
that can be later removed.

john


"Sum Ting Wong" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:38:24 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:

Yes. Choose wisely........choose a color you like.

Wolfie, that was a serious question. Some colors are supposed to be
better for seeing into the water. Do you have any practical
experience with polarized lenses or do you just have too much time on
your hands?

S.T.W.

I'd go for yellowy amber. I haven't had a pair of prescription
polarized since some evil ******* stole my pair from my car many years
ago. Hope they gave him a headache.

But yellow is supposed to, and IMO possibly does help seeing contrast
in poor light.

Lazarus


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In article , Lazarus
Cooke wrote:

I'd go for yellowy amber. I haven't had a pair of prescription
polarized since some evil ******* stole my pair from my car many years
ago. Hope they gave him a headache.

But yellow is supposed to, and IMO possibly does help seeing contrast
in poor light.

Lazarus


The yellow is very tough on the eyes but does indeed provide a lot of
contrast. Worked very well shooting skeet against overcast skies but at
then end of shooting a couple hundred rounds you could tell how hard
your eyes had worked.

Allen

I've often though, and probably will this year, of having a set of yellow in
my vest to use on overcast days on in the late evening when the gray is too
dark...

john
"Allen Epps" wrote in message
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In article , Lazarus
Cooke wrote:

I'd go for yellowy amber. I haven't had a pair of prescription
polarized since some evil ******* stole my pair from my car many years
ago. Hope they gave him a headache.

But yellow is supposed to, and IMO possibly does help seeing contrast
in poor light.

Lazarus


The yellow is very tough on the eyes but does indeed provide a lot of
contrast. Worked very well shooting skeet against overcast skies but at
then end of shooting a couple hundred rounds you could tell how hard
your eyes had worked.

Allen

asadi wrote:

I've often though, and probably will this year, of having a set of yellow in
my vest to use on overcast days on in the late evening when the gray is too
dark...

I carry clip-ons in both yellow and brown with me for that exact reason.


Chuck Vance

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:05:44 -0600, Conan The Librarian
wrote:

asadi wrote:

I've often though, and probably will this year, of having a set of yellow in
my vest to use on overcast days on in the late evening when the gray is too
dark...

I carry clip-ons in both yellow and brown with me for that exact reason.

If you can find a set cheap (and perhaps they still make knock-offs),
the old "Porsche Design" aviator-style sunglasses are a good
alternative. The nose bridge lifts up as to make the lens
interchangeable, and there were a wide variety of interchangeable lens
available. Plus, you can (or at least could - like Ray Ban frames) have
prescription lenses made for them with various coatings. I looked on
ebay and it appears that they have become "vintage" (and pricey - I saw
a pair up to $200.00USD, which seems a bit more than what they were new
back in the 70s and 80s, IIRC), but I've seen them at charity sales,
etc. for $5.00 or less.

TC,
R