Hi Craigd,

What you are experiencing is not unusual. After a month of casting for LMB and brim with size 8 nymphs, I considered myself one of the finest fly caster in the United States if not the whole world. Then I tried to cast a size 4 Clouser Deep Minnow with VERY big lead eyes. Weight and air resistance change the whole casting game. I ended up with two perfect impressions of the lead eyes on my body that day, one on my shoulder blade and the other on the front of my arm. If you have a local fly shop, I would drop by and see if they could give you a lesson or two and maybe even work a double hawl into your casting. A friend or a fishing club could also help out too. Good luck. Stick with it, the distance will come. 8T