What Color is your (Primary) Yak?

[flydigital]

Originally Posted by pchen911

Never paid much attention to color with regards to what sharks see. Even though my primary is orange, of the 6 kayaks I use for fishing, 2 of them are red.

The theory that red attracts sharks is BS (according to the laws of physics).

Red wavelength cannot penetrate water for more than 15 feet. At a depth or distance of 15 feet or more underwater, anything red simply appears black or gray in color.

A red kayak looks the same as a black or gray kayak to the sharks.

Agreed... actually, statistics for diver clothing colors show that grey/black is far more popular to the sharks vs red or any other color. Since you are something like 100 times more likely to drown or be blown offshore a bright color makes sense. My kayaks have all been red and I've never seen a shark after many many hours out on the water (at least not during the day!)... I have however seen plenty while surfing or on boats.