CliC Reading Glasses: Keeping Your Readers Within Reach

There comes a point when threading a hook becomes more difficult than finding the fish. The hook hasn’t changed, and neither has the tippet, but getting one through the other suddenly requires better light and a pair of reading glasses.

For hunters, fishermen, and fly tyers, readers can become another necessary piece of equipment. Keeping track of them is another matter. They end up in shirt pockets, truck consoles, tackle bags, and occasionally somewhere that makes absolutely no sense.

CliC approaches that problem with a simple design. Its glasses separate at the bridge of the nose and reconnect with a magnet. A built-in band wraps behind the head and allows the glasses to hang around the neck between uses. On the Original model, that band is rigid, and adjustable temples allow the wearer to fine-tune the fit within the selected size range.

The appeal for an outdoorsman is easy to understand. When it’s time to change a fly, inspect a knot, or read the small print on a spool of leader material, having readers within reach saves digging through pockets. Once the close work is finished, they can return to the neck until needed again.

That convenience also makes sense at the tying bench. Fly tying involves a steady rotation of close work, from securing small hooks in the vise to checking thread wraps and trimming materials. For someone who needs magnification intermittently, the ability to put readers on and take them off without finding somewhere to set them is useful.

The same applies around hunting camp. Reading a map, checking equipment instructions, or looking over a phone screen may require readers even when the rest of the day does not. A design that keeps them accessible addresses a familiar aggravation.

Fit deserves attention before buying. The Original’s rigid band makes it different from conventional glasses with a loose retaining cord. Consider how that shape will work with your usual clothing and equipment, particularly a jacket collar or anything else occupying the space behind your neck. Adjustable temples help with sizing, but selecting the appropriate frame size still matters.

There is also a practical storage trade-off. The wraparound design needs consideration when packing the glasses away. Anyone accustomed to folding readers into a small shirt pocket should look closely at the shape before ordering.

At the time of writing, CliC lists the Original Reader at $44.95. That puts the purchase beyond the territory of disposable bargain readers. The value depends largely on how much you appreciate the attached band and front connection. Someone who rarely uses reading glasses may see little reason to change. Someone who reaches for them repeatedly throughout the day has a stronger reason to consider the design.

For an angler, that distinction matters. There is enough equipment to manage without adding a search for reading glasses every time a fly needs changing.

CliC’s strongest selling point is straightforward: the glasses have a place to stay between tasks. For outdoorsmen who depend on readers for the small details, that is a useful idea—and one worth considering when the next hook eye starts looking smaller than it used to.