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. 
