My biggest issue with expensive glasses is that I am afraid of loosing them. I think I will buy some this year, but I will be a nervous wreck until I loose them.

I've had a $120 pair of costas and a $180 pair of oakleys and they are both now in the bottom of fork. So I'm now looking for a new pair of shades that float or will also invest in a nice lanyard with my next purchase.
Still havn't told the wife I lost the oakleys she bought me for christmas last year!

what style of Maui Jims do you recomend?

does the color of the lenses matter?

Sunglasses are like shoes. Skimp on them now when you are young but pay the price as you get older. I'll argue to the end that good shoes and good sunglasses are a necessity. You have only 1 set of eyes and please take care of them.

I like the Titanium Sports that I pictured in my post above. They are extremely light to the point that you forget you even have them on.




The color of lenses makes a big difference depending on the light situatuion. For brighter days I like the darker lenses and for overcast or hazey days I like the Rose or Amber.

Take a look at Solar Bat sunglasses. Their poly-carbonate lens gives them the ability to make some really nice tints. They have a Mossback Gradient that the top 60% of the lens is a dark Mossback Green and the bottom 40% is Hi-Con Yellow. This gives you the ability to look up heading into the sun and have great protection and site and then look down to tie a knot or look at your electronics as everything brightens up with the Hi-Con Yellow. I also feel that for site fishing their 100% Mossback Green is better than the expensive Amber glasses I have used for years. Also if you need prescription they can do bi-focal. I hate having to find my reading glasses on the water so I can tie a knot. You can check them out on-line at http://www.solarbat.com.

Maui Jims and a good set of Croakies,,,amber fro the cloudy days and dark for the brightest days,,,do not waste your money on cheap glasses