68 STERN OF BOAT IN SEA-FISHING. [PART I. 



stern to the current. This seemed, however, to 

 make no difference, and the lines in the stern 

 had, as usual, the advantage. Possibly, after all, 

 the cable and anchor may have more to do with 

 it than one would naturally imagine, and be the 

 cause which prevents the lines in the bow from 

 having their full share of sport. 



