Stephen-
I deeply sympathize, since I am going through the same
thing. Nothing is more frustrating than spending
several minutes trying to get a 6 or 7X tippet through
the eye of a size 22 midge. Sometimes I think it would
be easier to drop the fly on the ground and throw tne
tippet at it.
My plan is to visit my eye doctor and get a pair of
glasses especially for use on the water (will probably
drop them in the drink first trip out!) similar to the
ones you describe and made to my prescription and
hopefully with all the features you mention. In the
meantime I carry a pair of very small, very cheap 1/4
lens magnifying glasses that fit easily in my vest. I
also make use of a needle threader, one of those
little wire gizmos they sell in the fabric and sewing
section of stores. Same principle as the threader
flyboxes that Jerry mentioned, but lots cheaper. I
just keep one in my midge box.
Good luck. Let us know how you make out finding what
you're looking for, I'm sure there are plenty of us in
the same boat.
-John
Oregon
--- Stephen DiCerbo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well, it had to happen...
>
> I was none too pleased, when, twenty years ago an
> eye doctor had
> indicated to me that all folks eventually need
> glasses.. reading
> glasses type of thing...
>
> I have always been pleased with my good eyesight,
> distant, and up
> close both.... Two tools an artist worries about
> : his eyes and his
> hands....
>
> I haven't been having much luck with either as of
> late, having
> stabbing myself in the wrist last fall, half of my
> left hand remains
> clumsy, inept , hypersensitive to cold, and numb....
> But I still
> consider (or remind myself) myself to be lucky on
> that one....
>
> At least I draw with my right hand.... but
> tying flies and
> terminal tackle has taken on a whole new flavor....
>
>
> Now, seemingly overnight (but not likely), the
> other has happened...
> things like flies, hooks, tying materials, and text
> in the 0-2' range
> are out of focus.... 15 minutes trying to poke a
> tippet end into a
> hook eye is enough to make a person relinquish
> themselves to the
> inevitable.....
>
> It a curse..... any drug store magnifiers
> help up close, but give
> me an instant headache when I look up....
>
> And the stream side thing... I need to resolve
> that.... I need to be
> able to see close up (problem area) and far away,
> have it Polarized and
> tinted (as in sunglasses)
>
> question one:
>
> Are there glasses available that include
> the following features
> (all together):
>
> bifocal, but transitional glass (no abrupt
> line of
> demarcation)
>
> Polarized sunglasses (of the high quality
> variety like
> Corning Serengettis, Nikons, etc...)
>
> Photogrey..... ability to lighten and
> darken as conditions
> warrant.
>
> In reality, looking good is secondary....
> they are for
> fishing, and I'll even do the "buddy Holly" route
> if need be... :^)
>
>
> question two:
>
> anybody tried these, and what are the pros and
> cons involved?:
>
>
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0011680711487a&navAction=jump&navCount=2&indexId=cat130011&podId=0011680&catalogCode=IC&parentId=cat130011&parentType=index
>
> please excuse the line breaks in this URL if
> they occur... its a
> long one....
>
>
> question three....
>
> does anybody know who might carry those little
> flip down
> magnifiers that attach to the bridge of standard
> glasses (sunglasses),
> which flip up and out of the way for anything by the
> close up vision
> stuff?
>
>
> thanks from someone turning another corner down
> the long road...
>
>
> Stephen
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