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Smith optics for fishing
Posted on 5/5/20 at 8:08 am
Posted on 5/5/20 at 8:08 am
Any of you guys tried smith optics for sight fishing or inshore fishing in general? It seems like a lot of the guides are using them.
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Posted on 5/5/20 at 8:19 am to hall59tiger
There was just a big thread on sunglasses where people were talking about getting away from Costa since the warranty dropped to two years. Smith and Wiley were talked about a bunch in that thread I believe.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 8:51 am to hall59tiger
As an eye doc they are good glasses, you won't be disappointed. For now Maui Jim is still my go to but Smith and Wiley X are great Wiley X if you need an option to seal to keep the wind out/safety as well.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 9:03 am to hall59tiger
Bought Maui Jim a few years ago and haven’t touch my costas since.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 9:18 am to hall59tiger
The chromapop lenses from Smith are pretty amazing. I highly recommend them for sight/shallow water fishing.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 9:20 am to hall59tiger
Prefer Smith to my Costas, they have a life time warranty also. I like glass lens, Smith's glass is lighter than Costas. Steep and Cheap typically has a good selection of the glass/spring temple.
NONE are worth list price IMO.
NONE are worth list price IMO.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 9:24 am to hall59tiger
I've got two pairs.
Chromapop+ polycarbonate lenses in gold mirror (brown/amber lens)
Chromapop glass lenses in blue mirror (gray)
I liked the poly lenses for inshore with two minor complaints. They smudge easily and aren't very easy to clean, and there was a little too much light transmission for blue bird skies (also my complaint with Maui brown lenses).
I've got some green mirror costa 580G lenses that I find too dark. The blue mirror glass lenses from Smith are a great happy medium. At home inshore or offshore and work well in most light conditions. I know that the brown tint is recommended for inshore, but I can see contrast just as well with the gray hue- or well enough that it won't be the difference between seeing or not seeing something on the bottom
They're the only ones I wear now. I'll hang on to my other pair of smiths for when I inevitably drop these, but I'll probably sell the costas
Chromapop+ polycarbonate lenses in gold mirror (brown/amber lens)
Chromapop glass lenses in blue mirror (gray)
I liked the poly lenses for inshore with two minor complaints. They smudge easily and aren't very easy to clean, and there was a little too much light transmission for blue bird skies (also my complaint with Maui brown lenses).
I've got some green mirror costa 580G lenses that I find too dark. The blue mirror glass lenses from Smith are a great happy medium. At home inshore or offshore and work well in most light conditions. I know that the brown tint is recommended for inshore, but I can see contrast just as well with the gray hue- or well enough that it won't be the difference between seeing or not seeing something on the bottom
They're the only ones I wear now. I'll hang on to my other pair of smiths for when I inevitably drop these, but I'll probably sell the costas
Posted on 5/5/20 at 9:25 am to hall59tiger
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Any of you guys tried smith optics for sight fishing or inshore fishing in general? It seems like a lot of the guides are using them.
I've used them for going on 20 years now. I love them. Their warranty is 2nd to none.
My only complaint is I've used them for so long, my eyes have gone from non-prescription to prescription. When I had to warranty my last pair, they wouldn't let me go with a prescription model because "it's a different department". That only speaks to their CS (which is normally top notch) and not the quality of the product.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 9:41 am to hall59tiger
yallallcrazy buys them, and he buys nice shite.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:10 am to Da Hammer
Hey Hammer. What kind of practice do you have and where is it?
Posted on 5/5/20 at 11:07 am to hall59tiger
I’ve been wearing their ansi rated stuff since 2013 and can’t say enough good stuff about smith.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 11:32 am to hall59tiger
I had smiths and I loved them. Cool company and good looking glasses. The lens were just as good as costa's. Better than Nike and Ray Bans.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 11:57 am to hall59tiger
I got some ANSI rated ones for shooting. They are incredibly clear. I like them better than my Costas, but my dumb arse forgot them on my head when painting and got paint all over them.
Side question, anybody know how to safely remove paint without damaging the lenses?
Side question, anybody know how to safely remove paint without damaging the lenses?
Posted on 5/5/20 at 12:19 pm to unclejhim
I live in Folsom (like you it appears) and practice in Covington at Louisiana Family Eyecare an office my wife and I own we do glasses, contact lenses all the way up to eye surgery.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 12:34 pm to hall59tiger
Been wearing them for a couple years now. I’m no longer one of the baws
This post was edited on 5/5/20 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 5/5/20 at 12:51 pm to hall59tiger
Son is a hardcore fly fisherman and he wears Smiths.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 12:57 pm to hall59tiger
I use Wiley x at work and at the house. I’ve been using them for several years with no complaints.
Posted on 5/5/20 at 5:30 pm to 257WBY
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Son is a hardcore fly fisherman and he wears Smiths.
I bought a pair of Action Optics when I started fly fishing (1996). Smith bought Action Optics out mainly for the photochromic Techlite (glass) lens technology. I'm on my third pair of the Guide series, only paid for the first pair that I bought through Action Optics. Great warranty program and great lenses.
This post was edited on 5/5/20 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 5/5/20 at 5:59 pm to hall59tiger
I love my smiths. Enjoy them more then my costas
Posted on 5/5/20 at 7:09 pm to jdavid1
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Side question, anybody know how to safely remove paint without damaging the lenses?
Maybe an automotive clay bar. Just make sure you lubricate well, probably with water, and lightly rub
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