Sunglasses?

[Travis]

Fitzy l for the last five years have worn Stalkers sunglasses they have a large colour range and frame selection and can recommend them to everybody.

l wear blue for all my offshore use and now l wear the cr39 lense in the eliminator colour which is a stand out for sight fishing flats or creeks in any conditions weather it be bright or a dull day.

The owner of stalker is an approachable person and only willing to help design something to suit everyones head.

Travis

[Rumpig]

I've used stalker and Prescription.
I got the stalkers ages ago when I could see without glasses and they are bloody excellent, great in fresh and salt water. I used to wear them heaps.
My current sunnies are polariesed lenses fitted to my Arnettes because they fit my head well and look alright on me (I don't look like a mutant fly).
Now they were money well spent, they hardly ever come off my head and I cop heaps because of it 8)

Mick

[Jason_L]

I work in a sunglasses shop so i'll give eveyone some advice on buying polarised sunglasses.

You will notice that when u go to buy sunnies you can get either a few different colours. Green, Grey or Brown, or Brown Photochromatic.

I won't go into major details about the lense colours and what they do. but i'll just give a basic overview.

Green or Grey are used mainly in Blue water fishing. and are reasonably dark.

Brown are mainly used for going up the creeks.

Photochromatic will darken instantaniously in different lights. u can leave them on in shopping centres and they will lighten. Walk into the sun and they will darken.

An extremely good brand is Spotters. These are an australian made sunglass (which makes them even better), and they are made to australian conditions. They have a glass lense and a rubber touch frame which is very comfortable on. they come in several shapes and sizes to suit everyone.

Mako are another good brand and more known than spotters. they come in polycarbonate and glass. these aren't australian made, but are still a very good sunglass.

I perfer to point people in the way of Spotters because they are australian made and made for our conditions.

Going down the next level for a polycarbonate lense u have Zeneith. Another australian made sunglass, still durable, but because it doesn't have a glass lense it will tend to scratch more easily than glass, though it is also 20X more impact resistant. Glass shatters, this bounces (if you get my drift)

When u go into the cheaper brands you are still getting a polarised sunglass. The thing u aren't getting is the protection from the UVA UVB rays that burn and cause damage to your eyes.

For real protection which covers UVA UVB and UVC go for Bolle` and Ray Ban.

Spotters are good because they all price around $208
Mako's vary from $160 - $270
Zeneith are about $109


I hope i have provided everyone with some usefull information.
If anyone has any questions don't hesitate to ask.

[imported_admin]

Hi

There are a few things you should look for when buying sunglasses.

Make sure the sunglasses block as much UV rays as possible. Not just the lens but the glasses them selves by the way the glasses fit your face. If there is too large a gap between the sunglasses and your face you will get a lot of light coming in from the sides, top, etc. around the frame. Even though the lens might block 100% of UV rays, having such gaps will lessen the effectiveness of wearing the sunglasses.

Make sure the sunglasses are made to Australian Standards. There are glasses on the market that are not actaully sunglasses, just glasses with tinted lenses. These may drop the brightness of the sun but probably not block the UV rays. It is the UV rays that do the damage, by buying sungalsses that are made to Australian Standards for sunglasses you can be assured that they will be blocking the UV rays.

And don't forget to protect your children.

[Fitzy]

I won't go into major details about the lense colours and what they do. but i'll just give a basic overview.

Hi Jason,
I for one would be interested to hear a bit more on this topic of you'd like to share your knowlege.

Cheers,

Fitzy..

[Jason_L]

8)
What is it exactly u wanted me to cover. About the UV protection of different brands of sunglasses?

How sunglasses should fit?

can you give me a bit more information plz.

I'll cover some stuff though.

Ok. some information about the fit of the sunglass.

For best protection go for what is called a "wraparound" sunglass. This in terms.. wraps around your face.
For a classic example and an example only. look at the Oakley M-Frame series.
Unfortunately u can't buy a polarised lense in this style. But u won't have any trouble finding a sunglass that fits your head with todays selection.
8)

When u put the sunglass on, you want it to feel comfortable, like it isn't even on your head. Look straight ahead, if you can notice light coming up threw the bottom, from the sides or over the top it's not the one for you. remember you are trying this on in a shop. it's going to be worse on the water.

If you are going out on the water and want a sunglass for proctecion. DON"T go for a wire. They let light in from the side bigtime. They might look better on you but they aren't as good.

Ask the sales people if you can take the glasses outside to see what they are like.

I said in my last post that green or grey coloured lenses were for blue water and brown were for creeks.
That isn't a rule of thumb.. It also goes on wht u are comfortable wearing. If you aren't use to the lighter (brown lense) it may take a week to get use to it. but don't just buy it thinking that u will.
8)
Spotters, Mako, Zeneith, Bolle` are all UV rated to australian standards.
UVA - protects the eyes from Ageing
UVB - protects the eyes from Burning

Polaroid sunglasses for $19.95..
Though they might be to the australian standards they can let in harmful light rays.
They are mostly a tint with polarisation.
They are good though if you just want something to throw around. but if you are going to do that spend a lil more money and buy the Australian Cancer Society brand.

The ACS range from $25 - $60, depending on sytle mostly.
These are a glairfoil lense. a better plastic than cheap brands, but not as strong as polycarbonate.

8)

If i haven't covered what u wanted to hear or u have any othe questions. don't hesitate to ask.
Just let me know waht it is specifically u want me to cover.

Laterz
Jason
hope this helps

[Fitzy]

Hi Jason,
Thanx for the info mate.
Was also thinking of what lens colors do compared to other colors. There are numerous colors available these days & I'm sure most folks haven't tried them all. Any advantages in a particular color for a particular application?

Cheers,

Fitzy..

[imported_admin]

You can find a lens colour/application chart on the Stalker section of the site.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/stalker/

This does only cover the colours that are sold by Stalker so would be interesting to hear what others, and Jason, have found to be the best colours for their application.

[Jason_L]

I'll go into work tomorrow and pick up some stuff, information, etc.
it's too late now. just turned 5:32pm.

till then

[Steve_Ooi]

Well here’s some stuff I wrote about polarised sunnies a while ago, after doing a bit of research and thinking this is what I came up with. I hope it helps, although it may sound a little confusing.

As the message board won't accept the full length of it ,I'll post it in two parts.....

Part 1)
8) POLARISED SUNNIES 8)
The use and benefits of polarised glasses/sunnies is well known. The choice of lenses colours is where the difficult part arises. Many anglers have found that different coloured lenses to be superior to others in different circumstances ,for instance a lot of bluewater fishermen feel the grey /smoke lenses to be of better benefit ,while flats fishermen usually go with the amber/red lenses. This trend seems to show that what make polaroid lenses of one colour more effective than others, tends be on what the available light source is (direct light, reflected light, ambient light.and so on) in a given area .

Heres a couple of reasons why, lenses towards the red spectrum work better on say flats fishing.

The image perception that we gather is based on the available light source. This light source, not only comes in the form of direct light from the sun, but also from reflected light off the water, water surface, sky, clouds or the sandy flats beneath us and anything in the area. The conditions we see around most flats are extremely high in reflected blue light.
The polarisation of the lenses helps take out a lot of this blue light especially off the surface. When light is incident on, say a surface of water, part of the beam is reflected and part continues into the water. As you know polarised sunnies tend to reduce reflection and glare. And they work much better for reflections off a surface that allows refraction, such as a surface of water, than they do for glare off, say, a piece of Chrome.. The reflected light of water mostly contains one of the two possibilities of polarisation, and at one particular angle of incidence (Brewster angle) the reflected rays consists entirely of one polarisation. That reflected light off the water is where the use and benefits of polarised sunnies really takes effect, but polarised sunnies only work perfectly at the Brewster angle.

........Continued in Part 2......

[Steve_Ooi]

Part 2)....

Understanding the characteristics and design of fish gives us a better understanding into why certain coloured lenses tend to be of better benefit for us anglers.

Now considering that most fish on the flats have two forms of camouflage, those that tend to sit close to the bottom tend to be the same colour as the sand flats (flounder, flathead and whiting have a sandy colour top). Fish that tend to sit off the bottom and mid-water tend to be more reflective (Queenies, trevally, dart, snubbies, and barracuda).
Now as a predator peers down on a fish from above or from a high diagonal direction, reflective fish like queenies, trevors and so on have scales that are specifically design to reflect their surroundings such as the sandy bottom and the blue/green water , exactly the same as the backdrop behind them from that view point thus making them hard to spot. Now when looking at a fish from below they reflect the sky and water above. Now since nothing is going to look at a flathead, or flounder from below there is no need to reflect the above sky and they have a well designed horizontal flat body that sits on the bottom and doesn’t cast shadows. Queenies, snubbies, trevally, dart are slim vertically, therefore in midday sun they cast less shadow and when viewed from diagonal angles they reflect the backdrop.
Now think of a queenie, snubbie , trevally as a curved mirror the top half will reflect more light from directly above and the bottom half will reflect more light from the surrounding waters and from the bottom.
Now remembering that most flats are extremely high in reflected blue light especially from the sky above. Lucky for us the polarisation of the lenses helps take out a lot of this blue light especially off the surface. This in turn reduces the saturation of blue light and at the same time highlights red/yellow light.
So what we have is the top half of the fish reflecting more colours in the higher end of the colour spectrum (Direct light from above) red/yellows. Thus using a pair of polarised sunnies towards the red end of the spectrum we utilises this effect and emphasises these colours.
The bottom half of the fish reflects more blue/green light, because of the scattered light from the surrounding water. This blue/green light when viewed through a red filter will appear darker. Red/yellow lenses being the complementary colours of green/blue have a neutralising effect. Thus the use of lenses in the higher colour spectrum reds/yellows will give high contrast between the direct light from above and the reflect light from the surrounding water, making the fish more visible.
This may all sound a little confusing, and hopefully one day I’ll get around to clarifying it a little more. I hope this sheds some light on the matter…… 8) 8)

Steve Ooi

[Brett_Finger]

Eazy,
for sight fishin and generall all round sunnies Bolle' with Copper clour lens. i'd like to have Rose cloured ones as thay appear by all accounts better again.
all day, all day.
hookin, Brett

[Jason_L]

Sorry for taking so long everyone. working too hard. and getting the info just keep slipping my mind...
I'll try to remember it tomorrow

[Rosso]

I had a pair of Mako black lensed polarised ones and they were fantastic! Up to the point that the ear/arm thngy snapped off (oh well)

Now I have a pair of arachnid (or something)

Never the less, the thing you have to remember is that if your fishing salt water, you need black lenses.

If your fishing fresh, then its brown

Cheers
Rosso.

[Muzzy]

I use the cheap ones cause I'm thick and break, lose ond destroy glasses. Last pair went with a horror thow net cast. Intrested to read abit more as I was thinking of may be getting a good pair again. Most of the time I crack the darks with glasses and go with out thats why I lose so many.

Muz