If you are outside during the day then yes they are a good idea. Maui Jims followed closely by spotters.

go spotters mate

Maui Jims all the way!!

i would say yes to polaroids. might pay to check out what the flying fisherman (site sponsor) has to offer before you buy any.

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Spotters for me.

Check out our range of polarised sunglasses, there will be a style that suits you and your budget. As the guys have said spotters and maui jim are both good, so are Flying Fisherman only won't cost you as much.

thanks boys will have a look at those spotters if we sell them any where in SA

the flyingfishermans sounds good to but me bein in SA i dont no of any who stock them here does any 1?

cheers

if you can claim them for work Eyres make great Polarised Safety Glasses that met Australian Standards for work also depends where you buy them but range between $60-90 http://www.safetyoptics.com.au/index.php

Another vote for the Maui's not cheap, but well worth the money.

Have to agree Mauis all the way they are fantastic

Well, cant really see the point in polaroids specifically for Jigging......its not like your gonna see 50m down into the water....

That being said, I wear polaroids on the boat all the time (jigging or not) for protection but mainly to see fish high up in the water column. Only issue is they make looking at the LCD sounder screen difficult so often they are slung on the dash to read the screen, so make sure they are tough.

maui jims for sure alot better than the rest of the market imho

I have used 4 different pola's over the years. For style Maui, for ruggedness Mako's or Spotters and for flash sporty a pair of polarized Oakley Juliets.

Once on I dont think there is a difference between any pola's to do with polarization. I find it is more to do with the lens colour. Most of the Maui's I have used have had a browny tinge, Mako's seem to have a blue tinge and the spotters and Oakleys are gray.

Now I do know there is different lenses in all glasses but these are the 4 I use(d).

The problem with them is which one can handle the rigors of fishing, being tough and scratch resistant. Oakleys use glass and a film to polarize. The bloody film always scratch so not up to using them on the boat IMO. However the titanium in the frame is as tough as nuts, and the pair i have was given to me by Subaru WRC when they were still sponsored by 555! Got to be 15yrs old, but in that time I have been through heaps of replacement glass. I just dont use them for fishing anymore.

As for the others, they have less tendency to scratch IMO, and they are all rugged. I dont think I would worry about picking one over the next but if I had to currently - Id go a Mako.

Sorry about the dribble, but I think pola's are the first thing to pack when you go fishing. For safety, protection and seeing the fish its a must have.

Yeah, just looked at mine (did not even know what make they were, but I certainly chuck them around and they never get scratche).....the are Mako. Seem OK.

Do shitloads of sight fishing and it's got to be  Mako photochromatic lenses won't wear anything else.

I bought a pair of polaroids at a boat show for $20.. that was almost 2 yrs ago and Iv still got them and wear them whenever I fish. They are just as good as any other pair iv put them up against. Bargain!! Its amaizing how much difference a good pair of poloaroids can make.