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A strange polarised enlightenment


Vagabond

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The question that first springs to mind is how old were you when you developed cataracts?

 

It's not usually associated with youngsters and we know you've fished since childhood, so have you always had this ability to see into the water without polaroids - and does that include depths of say 6' - 8' , or just shallow streams?

 

Spellchecker: ask one of the grandchildren to install a British English dictionary in place of the American English one that your PC is using.

Probably about 75 when my ophthalmologist triumphantly exclaimed "cataract" at my annual checkup

 

As far as I can remember I have always seen fish underwater (from above the water) better than most. Was not too conscious of this until the 1960s when angling writers began chirping about Polaroids. I borrowed a pair, was not impressed by the difference (if any), so have never wasted my money on them.

 

Same goes for dazzle when driving, but with new lenses in each eye in the future that may well change.

 

In the Weald most visibility is limited by turbidity to about 3 feet (Wealden Clay) In very clear water I can see fish up to several feet down *say 6ft plus)

 

I remember my first visit to the Great Ouse, where my sight fishing got me a PB chub, a PB roach and a PB perch in one weekend. I remember thinking "No wonder these angling writers catch big fish = they are much easier to catch when you can see 'em" It's a good job I kept that thought to myself as I soon learnt sight fishing is but a fraction of the story

 

 

 

PS Just seen Phone"s quote, Whilst I don't pretend to understand it all, it does explain a lot/ Thanks Phone

Edited by Vagabond

 

 

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I find polarised glasses help me see the river bottom more clearly when wading, and also make fish more easy to see.However, this is only when the sun is glaring on the water. Once there's a shadow cast on the water from trees or the sun has gone down behind a hill or the trees I find I get/have better vision through the water surface with the naked eye.

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