Hey guys, looking to buy some new polarized glasses and mostly looking at oakley. I'm wondering what your opinions are on oakleys and what style are you favorite. I like the Straighjacket but heard they fog up alot. any info would be great!

Hey guys, looking to buy some new polarized glasses and mostly looking at oakley. I'm wondering what your opinions are on oakleys and what style are you favorite. I like the Straighjacket but heard they fog up alot. any info would be great!

The issue with fogging is how close it sits to your face. As your body temp heats up it will cause your glasses to fog up.  So you need to a find a pair that fits your face properly.  Everyone here can suggest a type of glasses to you but it really doesn't matter because you need to find one that fits your face type. I recommend starting with the your nose bridge first and find one that sits far enough far from eyes and face that it will be comfortable and will not fog up during the hot weather. Essentially you want something that will ventilate from the bottom up

I have nanowire 2.0's and I love them. They also work well when you aren't fishing, and are very stylish. Get ready to empty your wallet though, unless you know someone who works there (my buddy got me a pair for $80).

Two words... Monster Dogs!  $165.  They are awesome but I got em for $90 with all my BPS reward points!  It's like night and day difference between what I could see with and cheaper sunglasses.

I have those Oakleys in the shallow blue, and I love them! I don't have any fogging problem with them, but I guess they are a tad heavy, but the optics are the best!

I've got some half jackets with a copper colored polarized lens and to be honest im not to impressed for the price. I'd look at some Coastal Del Mar or Wiley X and then make a decision.

I have a pair of half jackets.  They are fishing specific for shallow water.  They're great, just expensive.  I think it's an investment worth making though.  You only get one pair of eyes.

Thanks for all the replies very helpful!

I know you asked about Oakleys, but do yourself a favor and look at Costa Del Mars.

www.costadelmar.com

If your going to pay for oakley's you may want to look into Native Eyewear, most of their frames have vent holes in the top of the frames.  I own about 4 pairs that I use from fishing to skiing.  There customer service is great and so is the warranty.

i bought maui jim, the reason being when i was looking at oakley every single eye docter that was selling them would only say bad things about oakley's quality.  i honestly never heard a single good thing about oakley for the entire 2 months that i researched sunglasses.

i have a lot of different pairs of oakleys, i love them all. i use the flak jackets for fishing. they have different color lenses for the conditions. i have never heard anything bad about oakley till the last post. just try on different brands.

Ive got an amber pair of polarized Monster Dogs. They are alright. My Costas are better.

I got a pair of radars and am looking to buy an extra polarized lense for them.  Color recommendations?

"i bought maui jim, the reason being when i was looking at oakley every single eye docter that was selling them would only say bad things about oakley's quality.  i honestly never heard a single good thing about oakley for the entire 2 months that i researched sunglasses."

I got the same info from my recent visit to the eye doctor. They said there are much better lenses available for the price of the Oakleys. They are all too pricey for me right now.

Two words... Monster Dogs! $165. They are awesome but I got em for $90 with all my BPS reward points! It's like night and day difference between what I could see with and cheaper sunglasses.

Absolutely agree! I have a pair of these and a pair of wiley x polarized. The oakleys are a million times better! The optical clarity is unbelievable.

I fish with guys who have a plethora of very expensive polarized glasses to choose from. I wear Oakley Oil Drum polarized in brown/bronze and none of them beat the Oakleys for visibility below/into the water. Also, I can wear my Oakleys just before it gets light outside and just after the sun goes down and STILL they take some of the glare off the water.

The one minus is their price at 150-170.  I suggest the Oil Drums because they are less curved.