Couple of firsts, besides fishing in that big a floatilla.
Saw more manatees than I've ever see on the river before. Don't know the mating habits of mantees, but saw a pod of 4-5. That's what it appeared they were doing.
Saw another pod of four, just cruising along.
Saw a cow and big calf munching grass.
Caught the first mudfish I've caught in the river on a lure. A cypress bass to go with the cypress tree I caught early in the trip. Two actually, the bigger one was about 10 lbs. and hit a red/white Bass Oreno on the edge of the deep hole below Lower Bridge as I was working my way back up. At first I thought it was a huge bass, then thought I had a red, until I got it close enough to see it. This thing had my Bass Oreno all the way in it's mouth and me with no landing net. We went around a little bit beside the boat, him throwing water all over me trying to get away, and me just wanting my plug back. He finally cut the line with his teeth, but was nice enough to leave my lure floating just off the stern.
The smaller one hit a black/yellow Snagless Sally in the rocky area near there.
Think the next one of these I put in the boat is coming home to try in the pan.
we sat quietly for a few minutes wile casting but nothing . moved down to the old fort for a wile to try off the rocks some. I had a hard hit off the point then pop! line broke lost and lost my spoon 
should have put on a leader. wile I tied another loure Paul gives it a try with a D.O.A shrimp.
