Don’t settle for ordinary sunglasses.

Hook Optics Lenses Unleash Clarity. 

All Hook Optics lenses are crafted to provide unmatched quality, comfort, and protection, no matter your lifestyle. Whether you’re fishing offshore, hiking mountain trails, or enjoying a sunny day in the park, Hook Optics lenses elevate your experience with precision, durability, and style.

Here’s an easy breakdown of the differences and benefits of each lens type. Each type brings unique strengths, offering tailored options for Hook Optics customers, ensuring the perfect lens for every activity and preference.

Polarized Polycarbonate Lenses

The Everyday Hero

Material: High-Quality Polycarbonate treated with high quality Anti-reflective coating on the front and back of lens.

Best For:
Active families, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone looking for reliable, budget-friendly option. Used in Hook Optics Styles: Marli, Hey Chama, and Knot Ty’er

Advantages:

Impact Resistance: Extremely tough and shatterproof, making them a go-to for active lifestyles.

Lightweight: Very comfortable for extended wear.

UV Protection: Blocks 100% of UVA/UVB rays, ensuring reliable eye protection.

Affordability: A more economical option without compromising on performance.

Versatility: Suitable for various activities, from sports to casual wear.

 

Polarized ThermoForce Lenses

Built for Extreme Environments

Best For:
Fishermen, athletes, and adventurers who push their limits in challenging environments. Used in Hook Optics Styles: Used in all Made in Italy Frame Styles: BillFisher, Bigeye, Cuda, Ivy Sea, Mako and Yellowfin.

Material: Composite with proprietary Repel-coating by Zeiss on front and back.

Advantages:

Clarity: Enhanced visual precision with excellent color accuracy.

Durability: Resistant to impacts, ideal for rugged outdoor use.

Lightweight: Comfortable for all-day wear.

Infrared Blocking Technology: Specialized coatings reduce heat-carrying IR rays, preventing eye fatigue, dryness, and overheating—ensuring maximum comfort.

Temperature Stability: Performs well in extreme hot or cold conditions without warping or becoming brittle.

Dirt and Oil Resistance: Ri-Pel Premium Coating by Zeiss on both the front and back of the lens which repels dirt, sweat, and oils. Easier to clean than others.

UV Protection: Blocks 100% of UVA/UVB rays, ensuring reliable eye protection.

 

Polarized Hydroo Lenses

Performance Redefined

Material: Composite with proprietary material including newest innovative Premium Coating by Zeiss called Ri-PeX on both the front and back of the lens.

Best For:
Fishing enthusiasts, water sports lovers, and anyone seeking high-performance eyewear for outdoor adventures. Used in Hook Optics Styles: Made in USA Frames, Lady Luck, Islander, Morning Star and Patriot and Reef Builder

Advantages:

Exceptional Clarity: Enhanced for outdoor and fishing environments to reduce glare and provide vibrant, true-to-life color perception. As clear as glass lenses.

Impact Resistance: High resistance to shattering, perfect for high-performance activities.

Anti-Reflective: Eliminates distractions from light reflections on the inner and outer lens surfaces.

Lightweight: Adds to overall comfort during extended use.

UV Protection: Blocks 100% of UVA/UVB rays, ensuring reliable eye protection.

Polarized Platinum Glass Lenses

The Luxury Choice

Best For:
Those who want the least distortion and most scratch resistant option. Used in Made in Italy Frame Styles: BillFisher, Bigeye, Mako and Yellowfin.

Material: Premium Optical-Grade Glass

Advantages:

Superior Clarity: Provides the clearest visual experience with minimal distortion.

Scratch Resistance: Highly resistant to scratches.

Polarization: Outstanding glare reduction for water, snow, and reflective surfaces.

Durability (Caution Required): While scratch-resistant, glass lenses can crack or shatter from drop or hard impact. All Hook Optics Platinum Glass lenses are tested and ANSI standards approved.

UV Protection: Blocks 100% of UVA/UVB rays, ensuring reliable eye protection.

Considering these factors will help you find the right-sized frame when shopping online, on our website, or in any store.

Understand Frame Measurements:

Pay attention to frame measurements. These typically include lens width, bridge width, and temple length. Match these measurements with your current sunglasses for a good fit. Hook Optics frames and most other frames are measured in millimeters, For example, 58-18-135.

58 mm is the width of 1 lens – 18 mm is the width of the bridge (nose are) 135 is the length of the temple.

The most important measurements are the lens and bridge – For instance Hook Optics Billfisher frame measures. The temples can always be adjusted by any good optician.

60-17-130 Billfisher– fits most Large Faces

56-15-125 Ivy Sea – fits most Small faces

Consider Face Shape:

Different frame shapes complement various face shapes. Consider your face shape (round, square, oval, etc.) and choose a frame style that complements it.  Refer to our Hook Optics blog about fitting sunglasses to face shapes.

Check Your Current Glasses:

 If you currently own sunglasses that fit well, check the measurements imprinted on the inside of the temple arm. Look for the three numbers representing lens width, bridge width, and temple length.

When doing so you will want measurement larger than your everyday glasses this will insure that you get for more coverage. Remember that most sunglasses are intentionally made larger.

The Proper Fit:

Any frame you choose should rest on your nose, not on your cheeks, wrap as close to the side of your face WITHOUT squeezing your head and leaving indentation marks. A few benefits to a wearing a wrapped sunglass style are 1) It will cut down the amount of light coming in the backside of the frame and 2) It will provide you with a better peripheral vision.

When selecting any frame look at the frame inside and out. If you see five screws holding on a cute plate design on the outside of the temple put it back. (KISS) Keep it simple stupid—means —less to fail in our optical world!

If you choose a Hook Optics frame that does not fit our return policy is simple

You can return or exchange them by simply sending us an email requesting an RMA. Upon receiving your unworn frame we will credit you 100% or work with you one on one to find a better fit, if you prefer.

We’ve been Opticians for 40 years so we have developed the three of most popular lens colors: Copper base with Cobalt Mirror, Gray base with Mirror, Gray base with no Mirror.

Here’s a quick guide:

Copper Lenses:

High Contrast. Great for partly cloudy days, ideal for mornings, overcast days, haze, and rain. Enhances images with more light and higher contrast.

Gray Lenses:

Our gray lenses simulate the truest colors on the spectrum.  Perfect for bright sunny days. Enhance contrast and vibrancy on bright days.

While lens colors play a crucial role, our lenses offer more than meets the eye. Scientifically integrated features include:

Mirror Coatings:

Consider for glare reduction and enhanced colors, but avoid if your nose burns easy.

Hydrophobic Finish:

Easier to clean, repels water.

Oleophobic Treatment:

Easier to clean, repels oils.

Anti-static treatment:

repels dust, salt and sand.

Backside Anti-reflective Coating:

Reduces distracting reflections that sneak in the backside of your sunglasses.

Hook Optics has chosen the best of all treatments.

Many fishermen have several pairs of sunglasses for different conditions; however, selecting the lens colors is often a personal choice.

Prescriptions are available up to -4.00 and + 3.00 simply contact us for further information.

Basically, it is all about the direction of light and a combination of science.

 In a polarized material, molecules align themselves in a specific orientation, creating a preferred direction for the transmission of light.

Here’s a more scientific but basic explanation of how molecules align in polarized materials:

Initial Random Alignment:

In an unpolarized state, the molecules within a material have random orientations.

Introduction of Polarizing Filters:

The material undergoes a process involving many variation of polarizing filters or layers. These filters are designed to selectively transmit light waves that oscillate in a specific direction.

Alignment of Molecules:

As light passes through the material, molecules respond to the polarization filters by aligning themselves parallel to the preferred direction of light transmission.

Selective Light Transmission:

Aligned molecules allow light waves oscillating in the desired direction to pass through more easily, while light waves oscillating in other directions are either absorbed or significantly reduced.

Achieving Polarization:

The result is a polarized material where light passing through has a predominant direction of oscillation, resulting in reduced glare and improved clarity.

In conclusion:

Crafting an ideal polarized lens for diverse conditions is a challenging task, given the multitude of lens variations available in today’s market. The Hook Optics family aimed to collaborate with Zeiss, the foremost best experts, to develop a lens that distinctly stands out, ensuring people notice a substantial difference.

Polarized lenses reduce glare from surfaces like water, providing enhanced clarity and comfort for outdoor activities. Non-polarized lenses lack this specific filtering, making them more general-purpose but much less effective in bright conditions. Choose based on your specific needs and preferences.

Polarized lenses should be an essential part of your fishing gear.

Sunglasses are essential for protecting your eyes from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, which can lead to cataracts, macular degeneration, and other eye conditions. Hook Optics lenses offer 100% UVA and UVB protection, ensuring your eyes are safeguarded in all lighting conditions.

Polarized lenses contain a special laminated filter that blocks horizontally reflected light—like glare bouncing off water, sand, or roads. This improves visual comfort, sharpens contrast, and dramatically reduces eye strain. Hook Optics uses premium polarization technology, ideal for anglers, boaters, and anyone who lives under the sun. You'll see deeper into the water, spot fish more easily, and feel less fatigue at the end of a long day on the water.

Not at all. A darker tint might feel like it’s blocking more light, but it says nothing about UV protection. In fact, dark lenses without proper UV filtering can be harmful—they cause your pupils to dilate, letting in more UV rays. Every Hook Optics lens, whether gray, brown, or mirrored, comes with built-in UV protection, filtering 100% of UVA and UVB rays. You get total sun defense—without compromising visibility.

No—but well-made sunglasses with quality lenses always are. Price can reflect brand name, fashion trends, or real performance. At Hook Optics, we skip the gimmicks and focus on true optical quality, using ZEISS lenses and handcrafted frames that deliver unmatched clarity, comfort, and protection. Our sunglasses are engineered by expert opticians, not marketing departments.

Absolutely—and you should. Up to 80% of UV rays can penetrate cloud cover, which means overcast skies still pose a risk to your eyes. Hook Optics sunglasses maintain full UV protection no matter the weather, so you can stay protected on gray days, early mornings, or high-glare conditions. Plus, our lens options like ThermoForce block infrared radiation to keep your eyes cooler, even when the sun is hiding. On cloudy days, we recommend wearing Hook Optics’ copper-base lenses to enhance contrast, sharpen details, and improve overall clarity in low-light conditions.

For most outdoor activities—absolutely yes. Polarized lenses are a game-changer for fishing, driving, and beach days, reducing glare and improving visual comfort. However, they can slightly reduce visibility of LCD screens like marine electronics, smartphones, or digital dashboards. And while they’re perfect for the water, We do not recommend polarized lenses for skiing—they reduce glare off the snow, which can make it harder to see icy patches and affect depth perception. If your activities involve screen use or snow sports, contact us, we’ll help you choose the right lens for optimal safety and performance.

Proper care can extend the life of your lenses and maintain visual performance:

microfiber cloth and lens cleaner—never paper towels or your shirt.

Hook Optics lenses are scratch-resistant, but not indestructible. Treat them like the high-performance gear they are. Please refer to our lens care information on our warranty registration page.

At Hook Optics, we don’t take shortcuts. Every pair of our sunglasses is engineered with 100% UV protection—standard. There are no upgrades, no hidden fees—just full-spectrum eye safety built into every lens.

And we don’t stop there.

Our exclusive ThermoForce lenses go one step further, offering infrared protection in addition to UV defense. This advanced technology reduces eye fatigue and keeps your eyes cooler during extended sun exposure—especially critical for anglers, captains, and anyone spending hours in reflective environments.

When you choose Hook Optics, you're not just wearing sunglasses.

You're wearing professional-grade protection.

Hook Optics offers a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects to the original purchaser.To be eligible, you must register your sunglasses at the time of purchase on our website.This warranty covers defects in materials or workmanship, but not accidental damage like drops or crushing.