Shark Shield?

So I was thinking about these, and stumbled across this thread.

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Trips/index.cgi/noframes/read/7610

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Trips/index.cgi/noframes/read/7556

Any comments?

These guys make some pretty definitive statements: A GWS will never attack a kayak more than 5 meters and a SS will never stop a full-on charge from a GWS.
These statements probably have some truth to them, but a SS has been proven to work very well on cruising and investigating sharks and is therefore more likely to fend off an attacking shark than if you didn't have one.

Word's that ressemble "never" in the same sentence as GWS make me doubt also.

The "won't stop a rushing hit" assertion makes sense, but the attack on fishhunter didn't seem like one of those. Comments at the time opened up the idea that it was more like a territory thing, since the shark didn't just sample and leave. It seems like a SS might have helped in that instance?

Kayakers can survive the initial high speed verticle attack unlike surfers and swimmers. Where the SS comes in handy is after the initial attack when you are in the water and the shark comes back to finish the job. Sharky knows more about this issue than me and he owns one and so do I. The Santa Barbara attack this year was on a 17' kayak I believe so length doesn't seem to matter. July-November anywhere inside the triangle is sharky.

Ya seems kinda brash to say a great white won't attack a yak over 15', if he wants a chunk of you size ain't gonna scare him

The "won't stop a rushing hit" assertion makes sense, but the attack on fishhunter didn't seem like one of those.

I disagree and it seemed like it was in attack mode from jump street.  Someone on this board saw the initial contact and I'll let him comment if he chooses to.

I quit reading that guys post after getting to this part...

Whites don't scare me, tigers do

use the search feature...


here's one that I found....
http://www.norcalkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,21813.0.html

use the search feature...

And then refer me to a link that says "use the search feature".   
Actually, thanks, I should have thought of that.

So between that and comments here, and what I've read otherwise, the bottom line is that so long the thing doesn't actually attract sharks, it probably improves your odds.

Ben