Costa Del Mar’s Peninsula is a full-frame sunglass with a rectangular shape. It has wire core temples and stainless steel spring hinges. It comes in tortoise, black and black/coral, with Costa’s 580 or prescription lenses. Lens color options are gray, copper, amber, blue mirror, green mirror and silver mirror. Peninsula retails for $169 to $249.
The Las Olas sunglass by Costa Del Mar has an oval-shaped nylon frame with Hydrolite nose pads and no-rust stainless steel hinges. The frame comes in tortoise, black and coral/white. Lens colors are gray, copper, amber, blue mirror, green mirror and silver mirror. Prescription and Costa’s 580 lenses are available for the Las Olas. Depending on the lens, the MSRP of the sunglass is $169 to $249.
The S11 Optics lens from Strike King is scientifically engineered to enhance an angler’s visual clarity. It comes with 11 layers of polarized lens technology, including three bi-gradient mirror shields that protect eyes from light bouncing off the water and direct sunlight from above, and a super hydrophobic coat that repels oils, dust and water. The lens is offered on 12 frame styles, including wraps and sporty frames. The retail price is $39.95.
The Anaconda is one of several models in Bolle’s Marine Collection. All sunglasses in the series have polarized lenses with hydrophobic and anti-reflective coatings. Lightweight frames feature Thermogrip nose pads and temple tips for a secure fit in all conditions. A floating retainer cord is included with all models. Wearers can choose inland gold or offshore blue lenses. Suggested retail price is $129.99.
The Echo joins Wiley X’s Climate Control Series, which is made to take the abuse anglers and boats can dish out. Its polarized lenses cut the glare, protect eyes from harmful UV rays and amplify color contrast for anglers who want to have a better view of what’s going on underwater. The Echo comes in a gloss black frame with emerald mirror lenses.
Cocos is a new aviator-style sunglass from Costa Del Mar. Cocos has adjustable silicone nose pads, durable co-injected temples and sturdy integral hinges. The metal frame comes in palladium or gold. Retail price is from $199 to $279.
Kaenon’s Hutch boasts glare reduction and vision clarity with its SR-91 polarized lens. It fits a variety of face shapes and sizes and has a wrapped design to provide extra coverage from the sun and elements. It comes in black, matte black and tobacco frames.
Extreme weather? No matter. Just put on a pair of Costa Del Mar Double Haul sunglasses, and your lenses won’t even fog up. The Double Haul gives its owner full eye coverage so you’ll have full range of vision. It comes with no-slip nose pads, sturdy hinges and durable temples. Double Haul comes in tortoise, black and translucent crystal frames. Lens colors are gray, copper, amber, and blue, green and silver mirror. Prices range from $179 to $249.
Wiley X’s Gravity is made to help anglers read the water more effectively. It has a removable soft-foam Facial Cavity Seal to block out peripheral light, wind and debris. It works best on medium to large head sizes. Gravity is a wraparound sunglass with a black crystal frame and blue mirror lenses.
Costa Del Mar’s Rockport is a rimless sunglass that has thick, wide temples to block light from entering on the sides. It has nylon co-injected temple tips and nonslip nose pads so you’ll forget you’re even wearing sunglasses. Prices range from $169 to $189.
The Turbot by Pepper’s solves a common problem for anglers: This frame floats, so when your sunglasses go overboard, they won’t drop to the bottom. The lenses are polarized, and they protect against 100 percent of UV rays. Prescription lenses are available. The cost of Turbot is $39.99 to $44.95.
Small and lightweight, the Seadrift by Costa Del Mar works best for high-impact sports where speed is key, which means a bumpy boat ride could be more palatable for anglers wearing a pair of Seadrifts. It’s rimless and comes in tortoise, black and silver frames. Expect to pay $169 to $189.
Ladies can rock the rhinestones with Bluewater Polarized’s Biscayene sunglass. The frame is gloss black. The lenses are polarized to reduce glare, and they’re scratch resistant. Expect to pay $30 for the Biscayene.
Smith Optics introduced the Chief sunglass at ICAST 2011, but this year, the company has added a bifocal. It’s built specifically for fly tying, but it works for anyone who needs to see fine details. Chief comes in +2.00 and +2.50 magnification in the Polarized Carbonic TLT lenses. The sunglass costs $139.
Cameroon is Flying Fisherman’s featured eyewear addition for 2013. It’s a rimless wraparound frame with no-slip nose pads. The polarized lenses and the company’s lens coloring system work together to eliminate glare, enhance color contrast and improve eye comfort. Cameroon comes in these four frame/lens combinations: matte black/smoke, matte black/smoke-blue mirror, matte tortoise/amber and matte tortoise/amber-green mirror. MSRP is $21.95 to $29.95.
The Petit Boy by Ono’s Sunglasses is a new addition to the SV-360 Single Vision collection. It is made for medium-size faces. It has CR-39 polarized lenses, and it comes with a prescription option. It is one of three new styles in the collection. Lenses come in green mirror/amber and blue mirror/gray. Prices for Single Vision glasses range from $89 to $150.
Costa Del Mar is making waves yet again with a new lens thatâs designed for fishing at first light or dusk. The light yellow color cuts glare from the water while still allowing for unobstructed vision, which is critical during low-light boat runs. This is the first time the sunrise color is available in the lighter P-series lens.
Ink is a new pattern in the Cocoons line of eyewear. The bright blue and black design adds to the ‘cool’ factor of the sunglasses. Like all Cocoons, the frame is flexible and bendy for a custom fit. It costs $49.95.
Bend it, pull it, twist it or even sit on it â and the Blackfin GTB frame will not break, according to its manufacturer, Bluewater Polarized. The strong frame holds scratch-resistant G-Tech lenses that are polarized and protect the eyes from UV rays. Lens options are blue and smoke. Blackfin GTB retails for $22.50 to $30.
The Matagorda by Ono’s Sunglasses is part of a new line of Polarized Low-Reader (PLR) sunglasses. The glasses include a bifocal to make it easier to tie knots while fishing. Prescription options are also available. The lenses offer 100 percent UV protection, and the frames are heavy duty. A wrap frame and broad sides help keep sunlight out. Prices for the collection range from $89 to $120.
Flying Fisherman’s Falcon now comes in a non-bifocal lens. It’s a wraparound, polycarbonate frame with Flying Fisherman’s AcuTint lenses, which cut glare and enhance color. Falcon comes in matte black with either amber or smoke lenses. Suggested retail is $69.95.
Costa Del Mar Galveston
Galveston is a rimless sunglass by Costa Del Mar that is both sleek and sporty. Its large, square lenses provide optimal coverage on the water. Galveston has adjustable, nonslip nose pads. The color combinations are tortoise frames with copper or silver mirror lenses, and black or silver frames with gray or blue mirror lenses.
Costa Del Mar Caye
Caye (pronounced âkeyâ) by Costa Del Mar is a full-frame wayfarer sunglass. It has flexible but sturdy stainless steel hinges and no-slip Hydrolite nose pads for comfort. Frame choices are tortoise, black and white. Available lenses include prescription and Costaâs 580 patented lenses, in gray, copper, amber, blue mirror, green mirror and silver mirror.
