Guide's Choice | Matte Black

The Guide’s Choice has been re-imagined to exceed the needs of our most demanding customers. Incorporating our most advanced eyewear technologies, this style boasts wide temples and an aggressive wrap for superior light protection. Add to that premium Italian spring hinges, megol nose and temple pads, a detachable sunglass leash, and premium 8 base ChromaPopTM and TechliteTM glass lenses, the Guide’s Choice is engineered for those that truly pursue their thrill.
$359.00

13 reviews
Primary Lens: ChromaPop Glass Polarized Low Light Yellow

A proprietary lens tint designed to reduce eye fatigue and increase visibility in low light conditions. Boosted with ChromaPop color enhancement technology which reduces color confusion and increases contrast for depth perception in all conditions. A versatile lens tint designed to be used all season long and is built from scratch resistant optical grade mineral glass. Provides 100% protection from harmful UVA/B/C rays.

Second Lens:
Description

    Vision

  • Lightweight, scratch-resistant Techlite™ polarized glass lenses cut glare
  • ChromaPop+™ lenses are polarized to cut glare, and they enhance contrast and natural color to make the details pop
  • ChromaPop™ Glass polarized lenses cut glare and enhance color and contrast while being highly scratch-resistant
  • Smudge and moisture resistant coating for easy cleaning and clear optics
  • Anti-reflective coating improves clarity and reduces eye strain
  • 100% UV protection

    • Fit / Integration

  • Medium-large fit, medium-large coverage
  • 8-base lens curvature offers a wraparound fit
  • Megol temple and nose pads provide non-slip grip so glasses stay put
  • Spring hinges self adjust to your face for a snug, comfortable fit

    • Includes

  • Integrated, detachable sunglass leash
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Overall rating: 4.857143 / 5 from 14 reviews.

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I’d buy again.

"Fantastic sunglasses. Very comfortable with great eye protection and high clarity lenses."

— Cameron W. (5/5)

Cuides Choice

"Great face coverage and lenses. Cut out sun as they should"

— Peter H. (5/5)

Easily the best on the market!

"Love em! I use them for personal fishing and guiding. I see a lot more than the others using the other big brands. Thanks for hooking me up @ash smith rep. Attached pic of my clients beast brown I could see in dirty water. Ashley Allen crazy trout hunter outfitters"

— ashley a. (5/5)

Great glasses and service

"The glasses are great, the customer service by Smith Optics is even better"

— Silvio C. (5/5)

Guides Choice

"Great glasses. Have owned most brands but have found these to be the best for me. Inshore/Offshore great all rounder."

— Jasen B. (5/5)

Good but not yet perfect -heavy and non adjustabl

"The Smiths chroma pop lens is a game changer - best lens I've ever used. And I have a lot of high end glasses, prescription and plain. I bought 2 pairs in the castaway frames - this frame is similar to the guides choice frames but with shorter arms, slightly smaller width for the face while having a larger nose bridge, and a slightly better fit to my face (fits my nose and bottom of the glasses are close to my cheeks - although the glasses are a fraction too high on my face, but its the best I could do without adjustable nose pads). I dropped it one star because: - The frames are clunky and cheap plastics - c'mon Smiths, let's look at some better options with adjustable nose pads to allow perfect fit. - the weight - these are actually quite heavy glasses. The guides choice XL and L weigh 43g and 42g respectively on my scales, placing them at the heavy end. The castaway model weighs 42g. Anything over 35g becomes noticeable all day long - at the end of the day these will start to feel heavy and hurt your nose. I love the lenses, and would like to wear the glasses all day even when not fishing - but I would REALLY like Smiths to release the a model with the yellow chromapop lenses in a light weight Titanium frame with adjustable nose pieces to shave a few more grams off the glasses, and allow a perfect fit. Yep these would cost more, but I i am sure there is a market for these lenses in more fashionable and better fitting and lighter weight frames. I'd also be more than happy to see a plastic lens version too - yeah I know it will scratch, so replaceable lenses would be great, but I'd buy and replace the plastic versions just to drop the weight to below 30g."

— Craig (4/5)

Stoked

"Absolutely love this Guides Choice model. They let very little light in and they’re comfortable to fish in all day. The chromapop lenses are amazing. If you spend a heap of time on the water these are the ones."

— Huw K. (5/5)

Best glasses I've ever owned

"Love these glasses. Especially for fishing in full sun. The clarity is unbeatable"

— Timwright99@gmail.com (5/5)

Happy customer

"The glasses fit perfectly, they are light, hope they are robust, good to look through. The case is large with a zip closure, not very convenient to carry or use. Soft bag included but no cleaning cloth."

— Jonathan S. (4/5)

Excellent

"Very comfortable with crystal clear optics"

— David N. (5/5)

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