- National Pro Staff
When Solar Bat designs polarized sunglasses we use primarily professional fishermen for testing our new product. There are several reasons we use professional fishermen:
- No outdoorsman relies more heavily on state of the art polarization.
- Professional fishermen wear sunglasses from sun up to sun down.
- Professional fishermen torture test frames and lenses under all temperature and environmental conditions.
- Professional fishermen need sunglasses to block the sun and elements from every angle.
Rest assured that if Solar Bat’s lens and frame designs get the seal of approval from our professional fisherman field staff they will protect your eye and withstand any and all conditions you might be exposed to in your chosen outdoor activity.
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 Hank Parker: Two-time BassMaster Classic champion BassMaster Angler of the Year Star of Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame |
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Jimmy Houston:
Star of Jimmy Houston Outdoors
Two-time BassMaster Angler of the Year
FLW Tour fisherman
Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
IGFA Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame
Jim Thorpe Man of the Year
Author of Caught Me a Big’un, Hooked on Life, and The Reel Line
Husband of Chris Houston seven-time Bass-N-Gal Angler of the Year
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Randy Blaukat: Nine-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier Eight-time BassMaster Classic qualifier Two-time BASS Elite Series champion |
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Bradley Roy: MLF Bass Pro Shops Tour fisherman Three-time BassMaster Classic qualifier BassMaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year |
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Dave Lefebre:
James “Big Jim” Barlow CMDCM (AW) USN (Ret)
Big Jim, Platinum Level Pro Staff at Solar Bat Sunglasses, served in the U.S. Navy from April 1989 to August 2016 serving a total of 27 1/2 years retiring at the rank of Command Master Chief from Navy Region Southeast RCC Fort Worth. His previous Command position was Fighter Squadron Composite Twelve in Oceana, Virginia.
He is a graduate of the Navy War College Senior Enlisted Academy holding a bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and graduate work in Civil War History from American Military University.
Upon retirement from the Navy, he served as the Administration Officer and advisor at Naval ROTC Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN until December of 2019. He then went on to work as the Executive Secretary for the Commanding Officer of Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District until February 2020.
Next Big Jim started a Youtube channel called “Big Jim Fishing” where he is a content creator for Bass Fishing, Phoenix boats and various other companies. He recently started a weekly livestream that is shown on Monday nights at 7 PM CST.
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In Memory Of:
Aaron Martens: Three time BassMaster Angler of the Year BassMaster Classic runner-up four times Nine-time BassMaster Elite Series champion MLF Bass Pro Tour champion
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