All About Polarized Sunglasses, with Renato Cappuccitti of Bajio

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

I get lots of questions about polarized sunglasses—how are they made, what exactly do they do, glass vs. plastic, what color lens should I pick, and do expensive ones really offer an advantage? And why can't I get clear polarized sunglasses for low light? My guest, Renato Cappuccitti [41:51], is an expert on polarized sunglasses and will answer your questions and mine about one of the most essential pieces of gear.

In the Fly Box this week we have some thoughtful and interesting questions and comments, including:

Why can't I get braided leaders any more?
Can I just put a long level tippet on a braided leader?
My brook trout stream does not seem to have any fish larger than five inches. Do you think there are any bigger ones in there?
I was fishing a sulfur hatch and it started raining and the fish turned off completely. Why do you think this happened?
How can I eliminate wind knots when fishing a dropper rig?
My girlfriend has trouble stripping in fish. Do you have any tips for improving her coordination?
What are the pros and cons of furled leaders?
My floating line starts to sink after fishing for a while. Can I apply gel flotant to it?
A listener reminds us that for many balance problems while fishing the best place for help is to find a licensed physical therapist
My fly line broke eight feet from the tip. Can I still use it?
How many leaders should I carry in my leader wallet?
A listener reminds us that too often when wading we worry about dropping our rod or phone in the water at the expense of safety.
An expert on UV cure adhesives gives advice on using the right wavelength of light and the correct amount of time and distance to use the light.
If you have a 9-foot 5-weight and a 10-footer in the Helios models, what reason is there to have a 9-foot, 5-inch model?
How can I avoid putting a set into my bamboo fly rod?
How can I catch brook trout in high water?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast this is your host Tom
0:14.0	Rosenbauer and my guest this week is an expert on polarized
0:20.6	sunglasses my guest is Renato Capaciti from Bahio sunglasses and there are the
0:28.4	sunglasses I'm currently wearing, prescription progressive polarized sunglasses and I get a
0:36.8	get a lot of questions about about sunglasses about polarized
0:41.1	sunglasses I think there's a lot of misconceptions out there and I don't think I don't think most of us really understand how they work and what colors are best and whether glass or plastic lenses are better and so I wanted to get an expert on the podcast to talk about the
1:01.2	technical aspects of polarized sunglasses.
1:04.3	They are probably one of the most important pieces of tackle for some types of fishing,
1:11.6	particularly where you're sight fishing for things like bonefish or carp or even even trout.
1:16.0	And so they're important and they're not inexpensive.
1:21.0	So you need to you need to really make a wise decision when
1:25.9	picking a pair of polarized sunglasses so I hope that hope that this podcast will
1:31.1	help you decide what kind of polarized sunglasses you need for your fishing.
1:38.0	Before we get into the flybox, a couple of things I'm excited about product wise. I recently went trout fishing to a wild trout
1:51.0	fishery that is extremely pressured and has a lot of large trout that are incredibly
1:58.1	spooky and sophisticated, as sophisticated as a drowel kid.
2:04.0	Anyways, and I really fell in love with the Helios 904F.
2:12.0	I've been using a even using a five weight a lot lately but this was this was pretty low
2:17.8	water and the fish were quite spooky and I wanted to want to use a lighter rod and I took the Helios 904 F with me and I have been a big
2:29.8	fan of the 904 F in the Helios series for dry fly fishing for a long time.
2:35.0	And this rod is truly better than my my Helios 3.
2:41.0	I made some casts that I couldn't believe I made him and I'm not a great flycaster. I am an okay flycaster. I'm no Sean Combs. I'm no Pete Kutzer, both of those guys, Pete are one of our
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