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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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I have come across some very good overfit sunglasses from an american company called Cocoon.

They do 3 lens colours;gray,amber and brown.Whilst it would be lovely to have a seperate pair for every light condition which would be the best colour given I can really only justify the one?

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Wolfman Woody

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Amber or brown, depending on the degree of filtration/darkness in them.

They show up the orange tips on floats better, which would suit your style of trotting, Nigel.
 
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It depends what they mean by amber; Optix do grey and amber lenses, but their amber is quite brown! Amber is good in most lighting consitions and best in low light. Grey is better in very bright conditions, especially on large lakes, reservoirs etc. Yellow (which might be what Cocoon call amber) is very specialised and not really suitable for UK use.

Make sure they really are polarised; so often I have seen sunglasses advertised as polarising when they are not.
 
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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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Thanks Jeff, but what impact will the degree of filtration/darkness have on my final choice between the two colours?

I suppose what I want is a lens colour to cut out brightness/surface glare in the usual fashion when float fishing on sunny days but also allow me to spot fish in the river when it is cloudy.
 
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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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Fred, their amber is indeed more like yellow.

Brown could be the best all rounder from what you suggest?
 
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It depends what they mean by amber; Optix do grey and amber lenses, but their amber is quite brown! Amber is good in most lighting consitions and best in low light. Grey is better in very bright conditions, especially on large lakes, reservoirs etc. Yellow (which might be what Cocoon call amber) is very specialised and not really suitable for UK use.
 
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Odd - don't know what happened there. My apologies!

I was going to say there is no one perfect colour, which is why they come in different colours. Amber (i.e. brown) is the best compromise, being sufficiently tinted to reduce glare in bright conditions whilst allowing the most light to reach the eye in dull conditions. If the glare is still too much you'll have to get a grey pair - just remember to change to the amber once the sun begins to drop.
 
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Go for the brown then Nigel.

Filtration would cut out the glare with a polarised lens, darkness cuts out the light, which could render them useless in cloudy conditions as it would make it look like nightfall.

Yellow is no use in my opinion. In summer they wouldn't cut much light out at all. It's a guess really and the only way to tell is to try them.
 
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Nigel Connor(ACA ,SAA)

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Brown it will be.You can surf the net for hours and be no wiser yet post on FM and your questions are answered!!

Thanks chaps.
 
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Wol had some amber glasses on the Grayling Day and they really picked out the fish in the low light.
 
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I have always used Oakleys which are fantastic shades but the ones I am using at the moment from Highoctaneangling/ Calcuttaare awesome and at just under £26 you cannot go wrong!

I have 2 pairs...the second was so good the wife nicked them!

nice gigs!
 
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