| These two things seem to fit together like a | | | | pair of his fishing glasses on a trout |
| hand and a glove. Why is this? Mainly because | | | | fishing trip. I loved them, and couldn't |
| being able to see into the water while | | | | believe how well they worked. When we were |
| fishing for trout is an advantage to the | | | | done fishing, I asked him how much they cost |
| angler. Not only for locating fish and | | | | him, and he said , "around $150". I was |
| holding area's, but for seeing the fish | | | | floored, but then he reminded me that he |
| during the fight as well. As a matter of | | | | bought them like eight years prior! I began |
| fact, polarized glasses are great for all | | | | thinking about this and doing the math in my |
| types of fishing, not just trout fishing. | | | | head. If the cost of the polarized glasses |
| | | | that I was wearing were amortized, they only |
| Being able to see into the water is helpful, | | | | cost like twenty bucks a year. This was less |
| especially in water where there's current, | | | | than I paid for the cheap glasses that didn't |
| which is where trout tend to live. In this | | | | work! |
| article I'm going to explore some pros and | | | | |
| cons of polarized glasses, so that you can | | | | I then realized that paying one or two |
| make a more informed decision the next time | | | | hundred bucks for a quality pair of polarized |
| you're in the market for polarized sun | | | | glasses wasn't really that bad. You see, when |
| glasses. | | | | you invest that kind of money, you tend to |
| | | | take much better care of the purchase, and it |
| The main thing to remember when you're in the | | | | therefore lasts a very long time. Plus these |
| market for polarized sunglasses for trout | | | | types of quality sunglasses are made with the |
| fishing is this: you get what you pay for. | | | | best materials and labor, so they tend to |
| For many years, I skimped and purchased | | | | last quite a long time. |
| "cheap:" polarized glasses in an attempt to | | | | |
| save money. And guess what happened? I ended | | | | So id you're a trout fisherman, you should |
| up not wearing any of the polarized glasses | | | | have a pair of quality fishing glasses to |
| that I bought, because they never worked | | | | help you see into the water and spot rocks, |
| properly. When I would put them on my vision | | | | underwater structure, and holding areas. This |
| was distorted and looking through them mad my | | | | is a great advantage to any trout angler, but |
| eyes hurt. So I assumed that polarized sun | | | | keep in mind the fact that you get what you |
| glasses were a joke and simply didn't work. | | | | pay for. If you skimp, you'll be like I used |
| | | | to be, and hate polarized glasses. Never |
| Then a friend of mine let me borrow an old | | | | understanding how helpful they really are. |