I was just reading the post below about new sunglasses. Well I have a new question I have glasses that I have to wear and have a pair of prescription sunglasses but it is starting to get expensive replacing the lense every couple of years. I do not like the clip on kind to my regular glasses because I can not find a pair that is polarized. Does anyone have any ideas.
Thanks in advance
Jason
how about cocoons or fit overs?
my street glasses come with magnetic sunglasses. kinda like clipons only magnetic.
Fit overs are the way to go. I use Cocoon polarized sunglasses. I have three of them, each in a different shade for changing light conditions (gray, amber & yellow), but one pair would do nicely. If I was just going to have one color it would be gray. Just make sure you get a size that will fit over your prescription glasses.
Larry 
—sagefisher—
I’m 36 and a few years back I went with contact lenses. I have a funky prescription (both bifocals, plus an astygmatism (sp?) in one eye) it’s amazing what they can do now with contact lenses. It’s amazing being freed of those darn specs.
p.s. I was one of those guys that couldn’t stand the thought of touching my eye. It took about a week to get used to… That, and my wife calling me a sissy:))
I found the “Fit Overs” and that’s a brand name…while on a trip. Was able to just lift them off the rack and try them on…as opposed to walmart and ripping open a sealed package to see if they fit. Sooooo…I liked them and bought a pair of gray and amber.
Then JC mentioned Cocoons. My fitovers are ok…but you sort of always know they are there. Happened to be in a glasses shop and there set Cocoons. Man are they sweet! You can forget you have these things on over you glasses in about 30 seconds. The fitovers are a bit bulky at the top corners. They work quite well. But I would opt for Cocoons. They are great…but I don’t know their price. Polarized sunglasses that you place OVER your existing glasses work quite well. No need to worry about that.
Just jyi
Gemrod
i use SMITH prescription glasses and have found them great!!! they are very cost effective around 215.00 verses 300.00 plus from your regular doctor. and thet can change the lenses for about 80.00 if your eyes change.
Justice: It’s hard to believe you can’t find polarized clip-ons by you. They are pretty common around here.
JL:
If you wear a baseball style cap while fishing check out Brimz. They easily cover eyeglasses, are available in polarized options as well as other styles and colors and best of all; they flip up and out of the way when you don’t need them.
I’ve been using them for several years now and I couldn’t be happier.
I’m another recent Cocoons convert, mine are about a month old and so far, they’re great.
A couple of things that I’d like to share with you are, go with Cocoons brand not some drug store brand knock off.
When I couldn’t find the Cocoons I tried a look alike brand from the local Walgreens and they broke within the first four hours of use, plus they never really fit my glass frames properly.
Secondly, when I did find a Cocoons dealer, they had a flip chart of eye glass frame silhouettes that they could match my glass frame up too. That chart has corresponding Cocoons model numbers that direct you to the correct style or model for your particular glasses…and they’ve got plenty of styles to choose from.
So even if the retailers is out of the correct model for your glasses, they’ll be able to order the right ones for you or you’ll know which model you’re looking for.
Best, Dave
check your PM
I am in your boat. The clip-on’s I keep in my tackle bag are too big for my current glasses (which are shorter than my previous pair). At Gander Mountain I found a fit over called “Solar Shield” that are polarized and work great. I saw this same brand at the optical dept. at my local WalMart, too. These are not available where WalMart normally carries sunglasses, but where they sell prescription glasses (I don’t know if these are only found in the Super WM’s or also in the normal WM’s, in my area all the Supers seem to have one the normals don’t). They’re $20 and have stood up to my son’s abuse (whenever he gets in my car, he grabs them).
Good luck with whatever your decision is,
Paul
JL - I have prescription glasses and have used the clip on’s for years. The ones I buy are always polarized and the opitcal clarity is surprisingly good for 10 bucks. Walmart has them in a wide variety of styles and shapes.
I generally buy one or 2 pair a year because I tend to lose them or leave them in my pants pocket where they get accidentally washed or bent up. LOL.
I’m very pleased with them though for fishing, driving, and general wear.
I’ve tried several different approaches for fishing glasses and vision impairment.
I have three pairs of Cocoons and liked them at first, but I don’t think they have a model that fits my glasses right. I finally decided that they are not the answer for me. Their website has good information on which model to use for different sizes of eyeglasses.
Even if I had Cocoons that fit over my progressive eyeglasses I still can’t see to tie on small flies. I need stronger reading glasses to do that. So what I would do is take off the Cocoon sunglasses and slide up my eyeglasses and then I could see to tie the fly on.
What I’ve been doing lately that seems to work is to just wear my contacts with regular polarized fishing glasses. When it comes time to tie a fly on I just whip out my Orvis 4X power reading glasses. With those reading glasses I can tie on any fly no matter how small. Now I have the best vision for my actual fishing and do just fine with the Orvis coke bottles when I stop to change flies. Who knows what I’ll try next year after a cold winter to plot strategy, but right now this combination is working pretty good for me.
I’ve been doing the same ArtcticGrayling. My only problem now is I keep incresing the strength of my reading glasses for fly threading each season. It’s tough getting old.
I’m safe for awhile because there is still the Orvis 5X glasses left for me!
You just have to remember not to look up from your fly when you have these glasses on because everything is just a blurr!
Clip ons, solar shields, those stupid ones that curl up and go under your regular specs, I’ve tried them all, even flip ups…Cocoons are the best, though a little hot in the summer sun… I recently heard that you can get polarized photo grey lenses for RX lenses that darken in the sun, but that may be rumor. I like the news from Iso about contacts for astig, and bifocals… That might be the ticket. I’ve always been jealous of folks that get to wear all the cool shades…Dan