Paradox of rake?

[DuggleBogey]

Fish don't favor a site BECAUSE the rake is high. The theory is that sharks will avoid a site because the rake is high, but that doesn't work either because sharks play for the fish, not dependant on the rake.

The overall conclusion is that rake has NO effect on the shark to fish ratio of a site.

Add some more "noise" to this idea: the rake is significantly reduced during a reload/bonus. Then the rake doesn't matter as much. A shark can then "test the waters" to see if the site is potentially profitable, otherwise he can finish the bonus and leave to only come back during another reload.