We for one like Spanish they've always been nice to us. So I'm not sure what you did to get yourself treated like that. we also like the dock fishing and shark fishing. so we will continue to go to Spanish. As for double breasted and grand cays I'll take a look at the charts.
I'm quite certain that we didn't "do anything to get ourselves treated that way" except pull in on a couple of days, spaced out by two years, when we happened to be the smallest boat in the marina and the rest were mostly sportifish boats.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a fisherman. I was a saltwater fly fishing guide for 14 years, I have fished at a very high level for most of my life and at one time was into the competitive tournament thing. I paid for our first boat partly by saving three years worth of tips.
But the world of big Vikings and Buddy Davis' is populated by a different breed, some of whom are awesome people many of whom are not. It is a lot about what boat you are on (notice I didn't say what boat you own) not about your skills as a fisherman.
Two of the 4 times we were there I think their staff bought into that attitude. The other two times they did not. Though nothing was ever said, I got the distinct feeling that they just plain didn't want us there.
At this stage we have spent about 7 months spread out over 5 years cruising the Abacos, we have been into pretty much every Marina and most of the anchorages. We LOVE it there, especially the people. Like I said I've never experienced that attitude anywhere but Spanish.
The managers from Texas (I think his name is Chuck?) are super nice. It was the bar and dock staff.
You are right, the dock fishing can be awesome there. We chummed in a ton of snaps and got a really nice Mutton right off the dock one afternoon.
Anyway, I'm glad you like it there, I hope I didn't sour you on it, I'm just passing on our experience.
You can get into the the face dock at Rosie's but you may have trouble getting into some spots on Double Breasted with your draft. Feel free to shoot me a message if you decide to try it, I'll be happy to talk to you about what we have done in the past.
Doug