Going to get a pair of Costa Del Mar's. I appreciate that some of you prefer other manufacturers and I have some others, but this is for Costa owners only please. I hear the Green Mirror lenses are the best overall for fishing. What are your preferences? I like a bigger frame so which do you recommend? Glass or plastic lenses? Also, who has the best prices you have found? Thanks for your input!

Green mirror 580 glass is a good all around lens

Green mirror is great! The silver sunrise mirror is pretty dang good too. Def go with the glass lens. Little heavier but better than the plastic. For bigger frames I like the Blackfin model. I have a huge head and they fit well and block out a almost all of the light.

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I'm personally not a fan of glass, just because they are heavier and hurt the bridge of my nose. I have several pairs and the plastic get the job done and are far more comfortable.

Green Mirror for most days and if you sight fish then you will love the Corbina Silver Sunrise mirror it will blow your mind how well you can see fish with these.
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I like the Rincon with the green glass. I have a huge head and these fit me best. Big squared off lenses . They have a good sale going on right now but they’re sold out of a lot.

I have a few pairs of Costas...I found my favorite to be the Fantail in 580g green mirror. The only issue as stated above is the weight. If you have a hat that sits lower and pushes the frame arms down along with the weight of glass, it gives me a headache.

I will be looking to get a pair of the 580p Fantails to use on the boat to compare against my glass lenses.

I have the blue and green and prefer blue most of the time.

if you use a Health savings account, you can get them through an optometrist on that account. I have a few pair that I bought from a guy that had to use up his money or lose it. so he bought them, and I paid him for them. great deal for us both.

I have two pairs of the fantails for that exact reason. Initially bought glass, but they killed me, so I got a pair in plastic and never looked back. There is definitely a slight difference in clarity, but not enough to justify the higher price and pain. That said, plastic will scratch if you don't tend to take care of sunglasses.

I have 2 pairs of green mirror but I kind of find myself liking the silver mirror a little better. I like the colors better through the silver mirror plus I like the way it looks a little more. Both are good though.

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I wear blue mirror when fishing unless I am sight fishing then I change to green mirror. I prefer silver mirror for off the water stuff like driving and daily use. I also have tried both types in regards to poly lenses and glass lenses. I prefer poly and do not see a noticeable improvement on clarity with the glass.

I have a fat head, so it Is hard to find frames that fit. The Costa Permit frame is the only frame I use. I have tried the green lens several times and they give me a headache. I like the blue lens and I always get glass. I also have the silver for driving. I get mine on EBay. I scored a “Used” Permit with glass lens, never worn, that was given as a gift. I paid $65. He was selling it because he did not have a fat head and they did not fit lol.

Sierra.com has some good deals.

If you have a melon head try the Costa "Permit", and another vote for Green Mirror 580 glass.

Fantail 580G for me. Worn them for years driving and fishing. I have a big head and fantails fit me great.

Just got a pair at BPS 20% off, and they are non prescription with a bifocal, so I don't have to put cheaters on anymore to tie knots.

Green 580p are the best I bought green and blue and bronze to try them out.

I also have green 580g Glass and they are heavy and make my nose hurt after a while those are in my boat to loan out.. The glass and plastic dont seem any different to me in quality or vision.

I get mine on ebay, FANTAIL frames are what I use I think its one of the bigger coverage ones unless they have came out with new since I went to bps and tried them all, for your big head youll likely have to heat them in the middle w a hair dryer and open them up a little. Before I did that mine gave me a bit of a headache and I dont have a big head.

I have a pair of Costa Galveston 580p blue. Never worn. I won them as a door prize. I posted on here but got no takers.

The plastic ones are lighter but much more scratch prone. If you are a responsible adult and properly store them when not in use you'll probably be okay. I am not, so I stick to glass. I use copper lenses with green mirror for everyday use. In low light I use silver sunrise (sunrise/sunset/cloudy). I believe my frames are blackfin.

Costa has their blue lenses all 30% off through Wednesday I believe and free expedited shipping. Everything else is 20% off. Are the blue lenses good enough for the extra 10%?

Other than some really specific frames on Sierra or backcountry I can’t seem to find a better deal right now.
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I have a pr. of the harpoon in 580g/blue, great glasses but only got to wear them about 6 times. had to go to prescription lenses.

Blackfins 580g in green mirror. Fit good on a “water head”.

I have the Jose green mirror 580G's and love them. A little smaller than the Permits and fit my face better.

I have a few pair of the Reeftons, a pair of the Diegos and a pair of the Broadbills. Love all 3 frames.

I have a pair Diego’s . My first pair of Costa’s They are 580g I like them until I start running when I get over 55-60 they want to come off. Got to get a different pair just for that reason. Thinking fantails, really don’t want to go back to Oakley’s but I got to have a pair of glasses that stay on my face .

i can vouch for the 580 glass being vary durable I am tough on my glass and they have held up for the last 2 years and still going strong
i used to go through all those cheap glasses made out poly carbonate the glass is the way to go as far as color have use the green
I have the permits i have a big face i bought mine on ebay bay for 169.99 new tough to beat that price

Just ordered a pair of fantail 580G green from Costa website. 20% off. Have a pair of 580p blue and can't hardly see through them for the scratches. They have been so very easy to scratch. Don't think I'm overly abusive to them, but disappointed in how soft the coating is on the poly lens. Blue is very dark so I'm trying the green this time.

Blue is gonna give you a grey type lens while green is a type of amber.

I wear Icycles for every day use, my costa are just in my boat and never scratched or used except for fishing.

The Icycles you can buy replacement lenses for and he has great sales so Ill buy 3-4 sets of lenses at a time.... Ive had the same frames and a back up set of frames since 2009.. Lenses are 55 a pair I belive full price, sales they are almost half.

Thanks for the info guys. Ordered a pair of Blackfins today with the 580 Green Mirror glass lenses. Got them on sale for a good price.