Mike,

A number of years ago I had a serious injury to my right shoulder so I started casting left handed, which is my 'off hand'. I did this for about 3 years until my right shoulder was decent enough to start using it again. I got to where I was a fairly decent caster with my left hand. I couldn't put a fly within 6 inches of a target like I could with my right hand but I could do it within a foot or so. Practice, practice, practice, that is the answer. Everyone should learn to cast decently with their off hand. Like Hickory said, it is a real advantage when in the back of a drift boat or when a strong wind is taking the fly and line across you. The grabbing of the line and the strip in will come with, you guessed it, practice, practice, practice.

Larry ---sagefisher---