Sunglasses

Best frame is the straight jacket. Blocks the most sun from behind the lens. I run the fishing specific shallow blue for cloudy or over cast days. The deep blue for sunny days.

Strike King has spent time on lens design as has Vicious. Either company has good sunglasses for the money. Both are long standing sponsors of the Bass Cat Invitational and the choice is yours! The Costa glasses are good stuff also and Maui Jim lenses work well also. Of course BCB goes way back to Hobie glasses offered many years ago. BCB

I recently asked this question to Elite Series angler Chris Zaldain. I know sponsorship is a big deal to those guys so I took what he said for what it was worth. He said, for the money, the Strike King S11 glasses are excellent. I mentioned a couple of other more expensive brands that I was looking at and he told me that if I wanted to spend more money, look at Kaenon. “They have the best polarization and scratch resistance period.”I have also looked at Amphibia glasses because they float and I have several friends that recently lost their expensive glasses. That being said……three new pair of Strike King S11s just arrived Saturday. I got two different models and two different colors of lenses to try under different conditions. Just tried them on and they feel great. Hopefully Ill get to try them out on the water this week. Last edited by toledobasser on July 21st, 2014, 1:23 am, edited 1 time in total.Jim EbarbMany, LA (Toledo Bend Lake)2004 Cougar/ 225 OptimaxHumminbird Helix 12 Chirp SI on BalzOut Mount at bowLowrance HDS 7 at bowHumminbird Helix 12 Mega SI on Ram Mount at ConsoleLowrance HDS 8 in dash at console

I went with MJs this time after wearing Costas since 2001 or so. IMO getting a pair that fits well is the key, I really think you are better off getting fitted. That may cost a little more but your eyes are worth it. Plenty of good glasses out there.

Thanks for all the replies. Where can I find the S11s? Id like to try on a pair

I like my Oakleys. A few years ago, I dropped a pair of 200 dollar fishing glasses that were about two weeks old into the lake. Since then, I use a floating lanyard so that will not happen again. I have heard nothing but great things about the Maui Jims, but have never tried them.