The wrap-around design helps block peripheral glare, and special vents on each side of the frames prevent fogging. Costa adds a rubberized element for the nose-piece and the bottoms of the frames that rest on your cheeks to keep the Tuna Alley sunglasses from slipping. My Costa Tuna Alley sunglasses are lightweight and super comfortable, as well as stylish. Once you draw close to a paddy, the polarized lenses of these Costa sunglasses also allow your eyes to pierce the glare to see below the floating fronds to determine if any schools of fish are lurking in the shadows. And that’s important, because just one productive kelp paddy can make your whole day while fishing offshore. Not only do these cut the glare, but the amber-tinted lenses enhance and sharpen contrast, allowing you to better distinguish the rust-brown patches of floating kelp at a distance on an otherwise monotonous ocean surface. That’s where Costa’s new Tuna Alley polarized sunglasses with the 580G lenses ($249) can save the day. There’s also lots of glare, but virtually no contrast, and that becomes a problem if you’re trying to locate floating kelp paddies – rafts of weeds that attract schools of bait and Pacific game fish like California yellowtail, dorado, tuna and even marlin. Pacific Paddy Hunters: Costa Tuna Alley (Starting at $199)ĭespite California’s reputation for sunshine, low clouds often blanket the offshore waters in spring and summer, turning the vast ocean surface slate-grey. We’ve been known in the past to take a drill to our shades to make this modification apparently Costa has been watching what’s going on aboard fishing boats. But the convenient holes in the temples, back by where they wrap the ear, allowed easy attachment of a retaining strap-made en-route to the grounds from 100-pound leader and some crimps. Like Saltbreak, the Cat Cay glasses stayed planted on our head as we inspected an engine compartment. We chose shiny black frames for their sleek looks, but appreciated the vents on the edges of lenses that prevent lens fogging as we moved from the air-conditioned comfort of the salon to the humid heat of the cockpit.
Styling with Green Mirror lenses, we enjoyed squint-free visibility on the flats. They also protect against UVA and UVB rays, which are harmful. Nevertheless, they performed well, allowing us to spot baitfish and shallow water obstructions below the surface, which proves as much as anything, Costa’s claim of 100-percent polarization. They are also available for prescription.Ĭat Cay is a value offering from Costa Sunglasses. But Saltbreak comes in a range of lens colors to suit most boating missions. Our test took place in the fall, and copper would probably not be our choice for mid-summer over white sand shallows. During bright conditions on clear offshore waters, they didn’t cause us to squint.
During grey mornings on murky inshore waters, we retained good definition and they didn’t feel too dark. Hey, this was a test.Ĭosta’s copper lens proved versatile. These Costa sunglasses proved scratch-resistant to the mild abuse of being stowed in a cup holder (we’d use a case if these weren’t samples) and to repeated cleaning of salt spray using spit and a shirttail-also ill advised for eyewear aficionados. They proved crystal clear, and didn’t distort color: green buoys looked green, not blue. The 580G lenses are optically-ground, 100-percent polarized and protect against both UVA and UVB rays. Knowing the Atlantic Ocean off the Megalopolis offers up a wide-range of sea and light conditions, we chose Costa’s Saltbreak, with Tortoise frame and glass 580G Copper lenses ($229).
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