at first when having to fish near people who stand in the middle of the drift i was upset, after i calmed down, i started to wonder why they do it, so i thought about it & closely watched the humans who do it, i watched for the most part, with an open mind: Based on years of "unbiased" observation & experimentation i've come to the conclusion they do it without any conscious thought, its as if they are compelled by forces unknown to walk into the river as far as can they humanly get before the river sweeps them off their feet, its as if "if i stand closer to the fish, then i'll get more bites" i've even tested this theory, i've kindly asked people to move back & they have, then if left undisturbed, they will (without any malice in their hearts) unconsciencly start gravitating an inch, a half step at a time, further further into the river until they end up in the same spot where one more step & they get swept away, i am convinced that zero conscience thought goes into it, its like the the call of the wild except that in this case, it is the call of the moron ....