egoodnow Posted January 4, 2017 Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 Been an Oakley fan for a while and was looking to invest in a qualtiy pair of fishing glasses. Saw these new lenses they had that seemed to be designed for fishing. Anyone been able to try them out are they worth it or am I just as well off using standard polarization? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low&Slow Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Ya i also am very interested in those same frames and lenses somebody please give some input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowtheledge Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Lmk if you need a source for them... The company i work for is now an Oakley dealer... Per their guidlines, i can't publicly disclose pricing so pm me with a sku # off their site if interested. swimbaitman and M4TT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Basser Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Been an Oakley fan for a while and was looking to invest in a qualtiy pair of fishing glasses. Saw these new lenses they had that seemed to be designed for fishing. Anyone been able to try them out are they worth it or am I just as well off using standard polarization? Bought the KVD version last year, with the shallow water blue prizm lenses. Awesome optics! I've had almost every brand of polarized glasses out there, I even avoided Oakley for a while because they weren't glass. Since switching to the much lighter more comfortable Oakleys, my other glasses never get used. The shallow blue lenses have a pretty light tint and are high contrast, I use them more for lower light situations and overcast days, they absolutely do help spot more featurs/structure and fish. I still use my gray pair for really bright hot days. I've let people try my KVD pair and they were shocked at how much more of an advantage they are. Hope this helps, , good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoodnow Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 When you say the blue do you mean the deep water version? I thought those were more of saltwater but I've seen a couple reviews of people bass fishing in them so maybe I just need to be a little more open minded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Basser Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 They're called "shallow water blue prizm",, there's no blue to their color, more of an amber. The iridium has a blue tint to it, but can't see that looking through them. They're definitely not made for deep ocean water,, kvd helped engineer them for sight/structure fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Basser Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Here's what I've got,, they don't look that blue though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoodnow Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think those are different from what is out now. I'm looking at these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Basser Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 If you like the flak jacket style, check fleabay,, they have several pretty cheap rt now. That's what I'd get, a lot more replacement lense options too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScummyBadger Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 I have the green shallow water prizms and I also have a pair of costas. If I'm signt fishing I'd wear the Oakleys every single time. Wayyy better contrast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbyrne Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I've had a pair for a while now and love them. They def bring out the colors in things, so much I use them all the time. They are even great in lower light conditions. I think I'm going to snag another pair actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrulewax Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 I would go with an optic with a brown or amber colored lense (from the back, the mirror color doesn't matter) brown offers alot more color contrast, and is alot better for spotting fish due to the contrast it gives to colors. I myself am a smith optics chromapop fan, or costa 580G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcopple Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 I have the deep water blue prism lenses and love them. I fish DVl mostly though so deeper clearer water than a lot of places. Have used them on the river also and though they were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterfj Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I have the Flak 2.0 with prism, shallow water lenses and they work great. I am content with how well I can see down into the water. My only gripe about them is they have a tendency to bounce on my face when going across the lake. Bouncing occurs right around 40 mph. Nothing major but a little bit annoying, although they never feel like they are going to blow off my face. I have let my buddy try them and they didn't bounce for him. Guess I have a weird shaped head or something. Would buy them again if they needed to be replaced. JR Basser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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