Fishing sunglasses offer a lot of advantages. The reasons an angler should always have sunglasses when fishing are numerous, but we wanted to highlight the main reasons anglers should be concerned about protecting their eyesight for the long term with quality made fishing sunglasses and lenses.

THE REASONS

From protection to better awareness of fish and the environmental variables, these reasons are why sunglasses are so important to fishermen. Anglers can choose from a myriad of options and reasons to pick one pair of sunglasses over another, but we will focus on the most important reasons that can affect your fishing and your eyesight on and off the water.

Not limited to these, but the following are some of the reasons we believe sunglasses are so important for fishermen to always wear:

• Better vision into the water
• Eye protection from flying objects
• Less fatigue on your eyes and face
• Blocking harmful UV rays
• Better fishing experiences

Let's expand quickly on why each of these considerations are important to a better day of fishing with quality sunglasses and lenses.

IMPROVE VISION

The obvious advantage of always wearing polarized sunglasses when fishing comes in the ability to see into the water better by cutting down the reflection on the water's surface. Getting past the glare enables you to see fish, baitfish, and cover to fish close to or avoid with your lures. Not being able to see into the water very far severely limits your fishing ability.

Cutting the glare off the water allows you to make more precise casts, see how fish are moving and reacting, see how the bait is moving in the area, and see what your lure is doing at times. Being able to have a more direct connection to your fishing gives you a supreme advantage over someone without polarized sunglasses on the water.

The more you can see what is going on below the surface, the more efficient you can be as an angler.

PROTECT AGAINST FLYING OBJECTS

Another important feature of fishing sunglasses is eye protection. If the company uses highly tempered polycarbonate lenses, you stand a better chance of not sustaining an eye injury should a snagged lure come flying back at your face, or something else like another person's cast hits you in the eyes. We've witnessed first hand someone taking a direct shot to the sunglasses that would have caused permanent blindness had they not been wearing a polycarbonate lens.

A good pair of sunglasses with good polycarbonate lenses is really one of the best things you can do to protect your eyes from flying objects while on the water. We've seen branches on trees snap and hit people in the eye and do severe damage. We've seen lures come flying back and damage people's eyes. It's not worth the risk to be without some sort of protection.

Island Optics uses high-grade polycarbonate lenses that offer not great vision but great protection on the water.

PROTECT AGAINST EYE FATIGUE

A quality pair of polarized sunglasses significantly reduces eye fatigue and strain. Without a good pair of polarized lenses, your eyes will naturally strain to see past the glare, and see into the water further. We are geared to detect movement so your eyes will strain to focus on what it sees move. Ripples on the water, a fish moving under the surface can all strain your eyes without sunglasses.

When the glare is knocked down, the side light is blocked out, and the top light is blocked, while peering through the right base polarization for your water, your eyes are able to relax and focus a lot more easily. That leads to the longer health of your eyes.

Island Optics recently released the Mako XL geared for maximum light blocking and polarization to give you one of the clearest and widest viewing areas of all fishing sunglasses on the market at a price much more competitive than most top brands.

PROTECT AGAINST HARMFUL LIGHT SPECTRUMS

We've all learned that UV light is bad for our eyesight and in severe cases can cause temporary and permanent spots and blindness. Blocking out harmful light spectrums is one of the key components of a quality pair of fishing sunglasses. The more bad light you block and the correct light you let in, the better vision people have below the water's surface. And the less damage and eye strain the angler experiences.

Island Optics uses the highest quality and Innovative OX2 dual polarized lens technology for sharper and more vibrant colors with several water-related coatings to enhance the protection and the clarity of their lenses while blocking 100% of UVA and UVB rays. This results in precise colors tuned for contrast and high visibility.

BETTER FISHING EXPERIENCE

One often overlooked aspect of a good pair of fishing sunglasses is how much more fun fishing can be when you are seeing fish hit your lure and interact with you under the surface. There is nothing that beats seeing a fish strike your lure. And if you're not wearing sunglasses, you will often miss it.

Anglers witness so many cool things on the water thanks in large part to wearing a quality pair of sunglasses.

Island Optics spent a lot of time perfecting their lenses to give you a better experience on the water.

WHY YOU CAN TRUST ISLAND OPTICS FISHING SUNGLASSES

The Alovis brothers are fifth-generation eye-care specialists. Their family has been protecting and enhancing their customers' eyesight for more than 100 years. Now they are taking their extensive generational knowledge of eye care and producing high quality sunglass lenses and frames that will offer anglers and water sports enthusiasts the top features and protections in sunglasses while also providing a much better price point than they are used to for sunglasses of this quality.

The Island Optics team commits daily to solely making sunglasses for people who spend a large part of their time on the water. They all actively participate in saltwater and freshwater activities, and they are on a mission to provide the best fishing sunglasses at better price points for folks who live an active water lifestyle while also giving back to local communities to improve water quality and wildlife habitat.

Each pair of Island Optics sunglasses are backed by a One Year Limited Warranty and a Lifetime Craftsmanship Warranty.