Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Blood_Orange on June 10, 2020, 09:42:16 AM
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My dad wants a pair of polarized sunglasses for father's day. He has a very large head. When we wear the paper hats in the Christmas crackers, his always tears at the back.
Can anyone recommend a brand of polarized sunglasses that are on the wider side? Hoping to spend between $50 and 100 dollars.
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How big of a head? Like Charlie Brown? I did a reasonable deal on the a Smith optics website. Sometimes a Columbia has some good deals. MEC has some budget friendly lines too
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How big of a head? Like Charlie Brown?
Not far off ::) MEC's a good tip, I forgot they have house brand sunglasses.
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I just bought a pair of polarized Oakley sunglasses to fit my fat head. My hat size is 7 3/4 in.
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If you're not super picky on looks, I'd highly recommend these (yellow/amber lens):
https://www.amazon.ca/Fisherman-Eyewear-Vantage-Sunglass-Polarized/dp/B00CJTCXA0
I own 7 pairs, bought as many as I could before wholesale sports went out of business. They are "cheap," but are by far the best polarized lenses I've ever had. They outperform every type of expensive pair of glasses I've used or tried. I won't go with anything else personally. Unless you're picky on how they look (fashion over function) these are the best around imo.
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Something cheap. Spend $50 or less. Cabelas has you covered or maybe a gas station. It hurts to lose a pair of $200 glasses to the bottom of a lake or left on to roof of a car. Ive done it. Twice.
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Yeah, nothing says “Love you Dad” like a pair of gas station sunglasses.
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Maui Jim has some good pairs for fellow melon heads. I have a pair of Maui Readers, with magnification at the bottom. It really helps me when I tie knots. I like the amber colour lenses for fishing.
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Another vote for cheap - and might I suggest multiple pairs so he can have one amber and one darker pair? These Spiderwire glasses are unfortunately named "Terror Eyes" - what were they thinking? I like the frameless lenses because my face tends to fog up everything that is too enclosed, and the bridge is really comfortable on my huge nose. I buy these in multiples, because I don't like to worry about breaking or losing them:
https://smile.amazon.com/Spiderwire-SSGTEMCA-HA-SpiderWire-Terror-Sunglasses/dp/B00VS0LSSO/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3LHV6IH7V1RVE&dchild=1&keywords=spiderwire+sunglasses+polarized&qid=1591898662&sprefix=spiderwire%2Caps%2C617&sr=8-2 (https://smile.amazon.com/Spiderwire-SSGTEMCA-HA-SpiderWire-Terror-Sunglasses/dp/B00VS0LSSO/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3LHV6IH7V1RVE&dchild=1&keywords=spiderwire+sunglasses+polarized&qid=1591898662&sprefix=spiderwire%2Caps%2C617&sr=8-2)
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I would be happy with whatever my kids get me for Father's Day! The best thing is having them both here at the same time and having a good meal and a glass of wine.
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I have been ordering these since 2015 : https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/BRAZEAU-POLARIZED---SKULL-SMOKE/p/WPCTXB416S
They double as a safety glass which I like because they are very durable.
Not a huge head but not small?
There are definitely better glasses out there, but they do what I need them to do.
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If you're not super picky on looks, I'd highly recommend these (yellow/amber lens):
https://www.amazon.ca/Fisherman-Eyewear-Vantage-Sunglass-Polarized/dp/B00CJTCXA0
I own 7 pairs, bought as many as I could before wholesale sports went out of business. They are "cheap," but are by far the best polarized lenses I've ever had. They outperform every type of expensive pair of glasses I've used or tried. I won't go with anything else personally. Unless you're picky on how they look (fashion over function) these are the best around imo.
Thats a pretty strong reccomendation.
Thanks.I just ordered a couple pairs.
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If you're not super picky on looks, I'd highly recommend these (yellow/amber lens):
https://www.amazon.ca/Fisherman-Eyewear-Vantage-Sunglass-Polarized/dp/B00CJTCXA0
I own 7 pairs, bought as many as I could before wholesale sports went out of business. They are "cheap," but are by far the best polarized lenses I've ever had. They outperform every type of expensive pair of glasses I've used or tried. I won't go with anything else personally. Unless you're picky on how they look (fashion over function) these are the best around imo.
Thanks Everyday,
I do a lot of creeping and climbing with polarized on my hat. I wear my good ones for stuff like beach, boat, or lake...which is less than half of my fishing. I have toasted more than one pair of expensive ones. Combined with the fact that forget them, a few of these would go long way.
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I have been ordering these since 2015 : https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/BRAZEAU-POLARIZED---SKULL-SMOKE/p/WPCTXB416S
They double as a safety glass which I like because they are very durable.
Not a huge head but not small?
There are definitely better glasses out there, but they do what I need them to do.
Nice
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They should defund DFO
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I now am a fan of Maui Jims. But these are not in that price range.
Prior to Maui Jims, I used to get good quality polarized glasses from Costco.
Dano
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Thats a pretty strong reccomendation.
Thanks.I just ordered a couple pairs.
I'm unsure of if the video quality will be good enough to see the difference they make (there are a number of cutthroat in frame). It's crystal clear on my phone, but YouTube changed the quality a bit on me! I really can't stress how good the polarization is on these.
https://youtu.be/ixetBc9s32U
Thanks Everyday,
I do a lot of creeping and climbing with polarized on my hat. I wear my good ones for stuff like beach, boat, or lake...which is less than half of my fishing. I have toasted more than one pair of expensive ones. Combined with the fact that forget them, a few of these would go long way.
That's why I bought 7 pairs! I've lost a couple to the river, lost a few bush crashing, scratch them, etc. Still have 4 pairs, but perhaps I should order more - they seem to be getting harder to find online.
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Every Day, how's the width on those glasses? Any bigger than average?
I know Maui Jim, Oakley, Rayban, etc... are top notch but it's more than I'm looking to spend. My dad's never been a sunglass wearer but he asked for a pair after hearing me talk about how cool polarized lenses are. I'd like to know if he'll be a regular wearer before looking at pricier options.
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Every Day, how's the width on those glasses? Any bigger than average?
I know Maui Jim, Oakley, Rayban, etc... are top notch but it's more than I'm looking to spend. My dad's never been a sunglass wearer but he asked for a pair after hearing me talk about how cool polarized lenses are. I'd like to know if he'll be a regular wearer before looking at pricier options.
I'd say they are an average pair of glasses, but the arms are quite flexible/ bendy, so I'm sure they'd fit!
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Well i received my glasses that Everyday was recomending and they are certainly not for a Pumpkin like mine.
The arms fit fine but the actual glasses part is more of a kids size.
Im returning them as they are of no use to me.
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Thanks for the update FL. I'm going to check out MEC with dad next weekend for a belated sunglasses gift... it was either shop or fish last Sunday and we both wanted to fish ;)
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Thats the best way.
Take him with you and let him try them on or at least see them first.
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Im a big fan of Ryders Eyeware sunglasses. They are local to North Van. I dont know about sizing but they do have "large"
https://www.ryderseyewear.com/ca-en/men/frame-size/large
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Well i received my glasses that Everyday was recomending and they are certainly not for a Pumpkin like mine.
The arms fit fine but the actual glasses part is more of a kids size.
Im returning them as they are of no use to me.
Ah that's unfortunate! Maybe you can find a model that suits your head better? I never thought about lens size fit. I doubt the lenses/polarization changes much between models within the same company?
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Another thing i have noticed out there is that its really hard to find the dark amber lenses.
Many of the amber lenses now are a lot more yellow/orange than the amber from years ago.