I believe at least a couple of guys on here use these aids. The ones I've looked at seem bulky and cumbersome.
Reviews and suggestions most welcome.
Mac
Mac,
Brilliant post will watch with interest. I don't need glasses but I now struggle with fine print. Threading line in hook eyes is equally difficult.
Quote from: east wind on November 24, 2015, 10:23:55 PM
I believe at least a couple of guys on here use these aids. The ones I've looked at seem bulky and cumbersome.
Reviews and suggestions most welcome.
Mac
Mac, I've moved away from the type that clip onto your glasses. They kept hitting my hat brim and flipping down enough to be distracting when I'm trying to spot fish.
I now use the type that clip on to a hat brim. "Cap Eyes" I think they are called. They are pretty robust, having a metal clip rather than plastic. The added weight means you need a fairly stiff hat brim to support them. I'll try to find a link.
Alex
This is what I'm now using. Fred uses these now as well.
http://www.flyshop-online.co.uk/acatalog/Clip_on_Magnifiers.html (http://www.flyshop-online.co.uk/acatalog/Clip_on_Magnifiers.html)
Alex
Yes I use those too. Not cheap though. Another consideration is the hat. Unless the brim is stiff it will flop down. Not wanting to look like Cooter in The Dukes Of Hazzard I don't wear baseball caps (they look especially ridiculous on middle aged overweight men :lol: ), so I bought a new Tilly hat and the magnifier at the same time. It all mounts up.
I tried the Carson magnifier which clips on to a hat. It was good enough, about £10 on Amazon. Don't use it much these days as the new varifocals are sufficient.
Jim
Paul, I'm short sighted but showing signs of slowly going downhill. At the moment though I get by threading a fly with these.
http://www.sportfish.co.uk/c-f-spare-threaders.html?gclid=COy9mIGPqskCFRESGwod75sNAA (http://www.sportfish.co.uk/c-f-spare-threaders.html?gclid=COy9mIGPqskCFRESGwod75sNAA)
The blue circle would cover the flies you use. I just drill a small hole through the centre of the circle and attach to my lanyard, very handy especially in the gloaming These are the best I've used, a pack will last me the season.
Alex and Jim, this type looks much less intrusive than what I've been looking at, cheers. Will check them out, do they take a bit of getting used to?
Fred I've also found the tilly type hat to be the best all rounder, as well as making my feel educated and a cut above the riff raff on and off the river :)
I'd recommend this one, outstanding value for money
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371013434975?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371013434975?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
The magnifiers are for my brother as I'm finally winning the battle to get him back into fly fishing. He has some sort of autoimmune condition that affects his eyesight. I'll be road testing them myself though.
QuoteAlex and Jim, this type looks much less intrusive than what I've been looking at, cheers. Will check them out, do they take a bit of getting used to?
Just a bit of getting used to.
They are adequate for tying on flies, minor tangles etc., but for sorting out bad tangles or anything else a bit more involved , I switch to a pair of varifocals.
Alex
Quote from: haresear on November 25, 2015, 12:19:52 AM
Just a bit of getting used to.
They are adequate for tying on flies, minor tangles etc., but for sorting out bad tangles or anything else a bit more involved , I switch to a pair of varifocals.
Alex
I'm thinking they would be a help to him for tying on flies, setting knots and quick untangling. Big tangles he can't cope, first i hear the swearing then the nippers come out.
The magnifiers are.expensive. tried eBay but they are equally expensive and no suppliers from china.
It's amazing how much the magnifying glasses help though. You just don't know how good they are until you try them. Anyway most of the rest of me still works so I won't complain.
Quote from: east wind on November 25, 2015, 12:29:42 AM
Big tangles he can't cope, first i hear the swearing then the nippers come out.
I'm sure most of us can identify with that :)
Quote from: bibio1 on November 25, 2015, 11:51:16 AM
The magnifiers are.expensive. tried eBay but they are equally expensive and no suppliers from china.
It's amazing how much the magnifying glasses help though. You just don't know how good they are until you try them. Anyway most of the rest of me still works so I won't complain.
Aye, I really do need magnification these days. I couldn't fish properly without it. These magnifiers I use are expensive, admittedly, but there are cheaper options like the Carson ones Jim uses.
Alex
I bought one of the Carson versions for my brother's Christmas stocking from amazon at £8 delivered with Prime so no disaster, and if it doesn't suit him I'll be close by. A bit like buying the missus a Pink Floyd album.
Quote from: east wind on November 25, 2015, 07:17:37 PM
if it doesn't suit him I'll be close by. A bit like buying the missus a Pink Floyd album.
:lol: :lol:
Alex