Last sunglasses you'll ever own

[wmander]

Not a report (but fishing has been great) but a cool new product you guys may be interested in. Got the new Amphibia eyewear line available at Springdale Vision Clinic. These things are straight awesome- by the way, they float! All lenses are polarized, hydrophobic(water repelling), and anti-fog. These frames are Z87 safety rated so a good treble hook to the face should be good. I can put your glasses RX in them with or without the bifocal, lots of color & coatings available. Mirror coating is hard to beat on the water. If you don't have a current RX, we can check it. Anyway, I'm a diehard fishermen as well & thought I'd pass it along. Nothing like a nice pair of sunglasses when you're fishing all day. amphibiaeyegear.com

 

[J-Doc]

Sounds like a nice deal.  Might have to get some of those soon.

What's the rough cost range on RX glasses?  (rough ballpark.....like $50, $100, $150, $200?)

[wmander]

I think base price is $100-200 depending on model. Little extra for custom RX, bifocal if needed, & coatings you prefer. Never liked sunglass straps or croakies. Just always got in my way. Tired of loosing all my good sunglasses in the lake & rivers. Problem solved with these dudes. Also, I carry Wiley X with foam inserts if that's your flavor.

[hoglaw]

I wear wiley x rx sunglasses. Used to sear Oakleys.  I love my current pair but don't use the foam insert. It would probably be cool for running the white river on a below freezing morning. 

 

I'll have to check yours out when I'm ready for a new pair in another year or so. Glad to hear you say they have color choices. I wear mine all the time and I'm not so sure about white. 

[bluebasser86]

Do they come in large sizes for those of us that are gifted with XL sized noggins? 

[Stump bumper]

I am one off those guys that like glasses over my glasses, blocks the wind better and and I can get rid of the shades or put them back on without looking to see where I put the other pair.

[MOPanfisher]

I am still wearing a 10 yr old pair of oakleys, only glasses I have ever given over 20 bucks for.  Replaced the lenses once due to them having a rough life.  I also have a pair of Berkley with the reading lens I use a lot.  Can tie a new jig on without digging out my readers.  But they make the floor of the boat a little out of focus when you look down, takes some getting used to.

[Stump bumper]

1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said:

I am still wearing a 10 yr old pair of oakleys, only glasses I have ever given over 20 bucks for.  Replaced the lenses once due to them having a rough life.  I also have a pair of Berkley with the reading lens I use a lot.  Can tie a new jig on without digging out my readers.  But they make the floor of the boat a little out of focus when you look down, takes some getting used to.

I wear bifocals all the time, always looks like ten feet down to the water. But if you hold your head right it adds 5 lbs to every fish you catch.

[wmander]

That's funny stump! I generally put the bifocal as low in the frame as possible-sometimes even on the side like a golfers bifocal. Helps with the optics in a wrap around frame too. 

[Green236]

On April 14, 2016 at 5:32 PM, wmander said:

Not a report (but fishing has been great) but a cool new product you guys may be interested in. Got the new Amphibia eyewear line available at Springdale Vision Clinic. These things are straight awesome- by the way, they float! All lenses are polarized, hydrophobic(water repelling), and anti-fog. These frames are Z87 safety rated so a good treble hook to the face should be good. I can put your glasses RX in them with or without the bifocal, lots of color & coatings available. Mirror coating is hard to beat on the water. If you don't have a current RX, we can check it. Anyway, I'm a diehard fishermen as well & thought I'd pass it along. Nothing like a nice pair of sunglasses when you're fishing all day. amphibiaeyegear.com

 

Can you have progressive lenses done?  I currently use bifocal sunglasses on the water but would rather have progressive.