Band of Brothers Productions Crew

ABOUT US
Band of Brothers Productions was established by Dennis Minuti and Anthony Raco in the Spring of 2008. It was created to help fulfill a dream which has been in the minds of both of them for the past 2 years, to Film the Adventure of a lifetime, living and breathing within the surrounds of the Great Barrier Reef for one month- all on our own trailer boat. To capture the wonderful site of a thousand pound Black Marlin dwarfing our 24 ft trailer boat is something which many people do not get to experience in their life times. Dennis and Anthony chose to chase their dreams, and bring it to you, the viewers in the comfort of your own home by producing this remarkable DVD.
The Band of Brothers Productions portfolio does not stop there. The mission statement which the member of Band of Brothers stand by is:
"To Film and Produce the Best Fishing and Adventure DVD's ever seen, capturing the realism of how easy it is for the most common of Fishermen to fulfill their dreams."
Now, the sky is the limit. From here, they will continue to film and fish all their adventures and continue to bring to you, the viewer some very special footage- hopefully never seen before.
In addition to the Flagship DVD, Band of Brothers also has DVD's of the famous "State of Origin" Fishing Tournament, which brings mates from different states to one location to come together and enjoy the fishing that the members rarely get to experience. The Comradery, Mateship and pure determination exerted by the Anglers within this DVD is a true indication of what the Spirit of Game Fishing is all about.
Band of Brothers Productions will continue to film and Produce the Best DVD's available to all walks of life, not just Anglers. They are informative, interesting and include a sense of Reality which make even the most skeptical of Fisherpersons appreciate what can be achieved when you put your mind to something. Everyone can make a connection to the stories, adventures and sheer spirit, guts and determination of the Band of Brothers Crew.
The Crew
	Dennis Minuti
	Dennis was introduced to fishing by his father at the age of 2 years old. Dennis and his family were regularly seen cruising and fishing the waterways of Botany Bay, The Hawkesbury River and Sydney Harbour- where Dennis first learnt to fish. Once Dennis become a teenager the family updated the boat to a 17ft Half cabin which allowed for him to get a taste of the offshore scene and encounter different fish species including Kingfish, Jewfish and the odd tuna although the ultimate goal and dream for Dennis was always the capture of a Black Marlin. With this goal in mind Dennis purchased his first boat a 20ft Haines hunter when he was 22 years old and fitted this boat out to capture his dream.
	In early Jan 2003 Dennis claimed his dream of a Black Marlin in excess of 150kg from Jervis Bay which took 3 hours to land from his own boat. Since this time Dennis has upgraded his boat to the 24ft Caribbean Powerhouse "Reel Game" which he frequently fishes with Anthony and the crew in tournaments and social days.
Over the years many more marlin have been tagged along with an impressive array of large Yellowfin Tuna, sharks and all other gamefish. Jervis Bay is the home Port for Dennis and his crew although they have fished as far North as Cairns for the Giant Blacks and as far South as Portland for Bluefin Tuna. Dennis has also fished overseas for Salt and Freshwater species in places like Argentina and the USA . One thing is for certain for Dennis, Anthony and their crew's love and passion for the sport has definitely become a way of life and in essence will be passed down in generations as it was passed on to them.

	Anthony Raco
	Anthony has been fishing since the tender age of 2 years old! His father brought him up fishing in the wonderful surrounds of Sydney Harbour and Jervis Bay. His fishing was limited to the Bays and Estuaries due to the size of their 4.5m family boat. But as he reached his Teenage years, that all changed as the new boat arrived and the serious fishing started! Jigging for Kingfish was a favourite pass time, then when weather and water permitted, the days were spent out on the Continental Shelf Chasing all forms of Pelagic Species from the illusive Giant Black Marlin up in Cairns down to mammoth Yellowfin Tuna off Bermagui.
	At a ripe 26 years of age, his list of achievements has already reached a stage to be admired, with several Marlin tagged and released, Yellowfin Tuna to 50KG as well as some massive Kingfish which people have only dreamt of battling. His adventures have taken him right around Australia, as far South as Portland and as Far North as Lizard Island.
For the past 2 years he has deckied the famous "Reel Game" with Captain Dennis Minuti at the helm, then fishing on his own vessel- "Domenica III" in-between. Together, they have tagged and released some memorable Marlin, Tuna and Sharks over the years. In each and every Tournament they fish, you can bet to find them on the leader board on the final days fishing! Be sure to look at for then at your next Tournament!

	Nathan Morehead
	Nathan has been a Graphic Design/Artist in Advertising for 17 years. In those 17 years he has worked with many of programs like, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress and Indesign. In the past 4 years he has spent a lot of time and effort learning the art of filming and editing Digital video under his own name... Scarecrow Design. Other than fishing, Video production has been a passion of his.
	On the fishing front, Nathan, like most, was introduced to fishing by his father. Grew up fishing the bays and rivers, now he's a blue water fisherman. He was lucky enough to be introduced to Gamefishing four years ago on a boat called Bigbird and he has never looked back. He was one of the lucky ones to get a look at a Marlin on his first trip to the shelf. Since then he fished with Bigbird and on his own boat in places like South West Rocks, Jervis Bay and Sydney. Four years later and has been involved in some of the most awesome fishing, with plenty of Marlin and Yellowfin Tuna, Sharks and Kingfish and was lucky enough to score a Blue eye cod tipping the scales just over the 30kg mark.
Scarecrow and Band of Brothers Productions have now teamed up to Film, Produce and Distribute the worlds finest fishing DVDs ever.

	Chris Barsha
	Being a great lover of fishing since the young ages of 8, Chris has deckied fishing boats as a general love and hobby throughout his youth and to date. Now so many years down the track, the joy for fishing has become a large fulfillment of his life's endeavors. From fishing off the rocks, to heading out to sea, every fishing day was always filled with great enjoyment. Chris then went ahead to purchase a boat for to expand his fishing horizons. Out of Sheer luck, Chris purchased a vessel through auction, where he happened to met and befriend Louis Harb. By doing so, Chris was introduced to a big group of game fishers, who now have become good friends and excellent fishing partners- now known as the Band of Brothers!
	Chris attended the Jervis Bay, Whitesands and State of Origin tournaments, which was one of Chris's first experiences and highlights to his love for fishing. During these tournaments', Chris fought with Yellow Fin's, Blue marlins, Mako Sharks and many more catches throughout the journey. Many more tournaments, such as PFT, Monster Mako Tournament, Shoalhaven and Portland have been great attributes to Chris last 2 years within the Game Fishing Fraternity. Chris enjoyed many laughs with the crew and met the marks within the tournaments expectations.
Recently, Chris has been busy enjoying organizing the future trip with 'The Band Brothers' crew, where they will be cruising the waters of Cook Town, Cairns and the Reefs off the shore line of Queensland. Together, with his fellow crew men, Chris, a member of 'The Band Brothers', will be adding to his glorious memories, as they venture out on this trip of a Life time.

	Luke Maddern
	Luke has been involved in fishing since his early years as a toddler when his dad would take him out to the inshore reef's of Crookhaven heads & Jervis Bay. Things only got bigger & bigger from here. Luke with his younger brother & dad in a small 15 foot half cabin named "BUGBUSTER" started chasing the elusive marlin & tuna all year round. Years went buy & the boat was upgraded to a boat now well known up & down the east coast of NSW- "WAROO". Luke has been fishing the south coast waters the whole time witnessing some of the best fishing ever to bee seen by fishermen. Waroo has accounted for several Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Sharks and Kingfish. Often dubbed "The Luckiest Boat on Earth", Waroo has made a habit to always catch fish, when others have simply failed.
	Luke Skippers "Waroo" & participates in game fishing tournaments all year round. Waroo & crew have claimed several categories in various tournaments, tagged & captured multiple Marlin to 150kg & tuna to 70kg however as Luke & crew say you can catch every fish in the ocean but you will never stop learning & improving yourself as a fisherman. The next fish you catch might be that fish of a lifetime & mistakes are not an option.

	Dave Fenech
	Dave started fishing at 5yrs of age while he lived in FNQ, given his first rod and reel at 7 and scored his first river Barra soon after. He kept his interests up with the occasional rock and beach fish along the years. He purchased his first river boat at 20yrs of age now living in Sydney with the usual estuary fish. Started his own Electrical business at 28 and soon started close offshore pelagic fish in a 4.5m runabout with Kings and the odd Tuna. Dave had a new 7m boat custom built to his liking in January 2007, which now let him target the species he had only dreamed of, scoring his first Marlin in February the same year in Port Stephens. Over the next 14months Dave skippered his boat and achieved another 9 marlin from Blacks to Stripes mostly fishing Jervis Bay.
	Becoming a member of Jervis Bay Game fishing Club in October 2007 enjoyed his success with being awarded Champion Boat Point Score Tag and Release for Home waters.
Dave also doesn't mind sharing his success with his new crew as they have all caught Marlin in here first year with 4 going to his son Caige (12yrs). The crew on OFFTAP had entered 3 game competitions in there first season and had been awarded 2 Point Score Tag and Release Junior Trophies for Caige and also Runner up point score Tag and release boat from a 43 boat fleet. Dave has quickly become an excellent skipper and an asset to any team he crews.

	Joseph Xerri
	Joe is the work horse of the group. A long way from catching sardines in Malta, Joe is now Dave's right hand man and has been fishing alongside him for many years, enjoying the journey of becoming part of the elite game fishing fraternity with him.
	Born and breed in the foot hills of Malta, Joe learned to love the joys of fishing when he arrived in Australia at the tender age of 15 and has really never looked back since. His passion and love for the sport is truly one to be admired. There is not a moment when Joe is sitting back and relaxing, always opting to be out the back looking out for what's going on rather than being buried within the cabin walls.
	Joe has shared a lot of Tournament success aboard "Offtap" and will be a welcome addition to the Band of Brothers Crew, which was recently experienced at the Monster Mako Tournament where he was eagerly at work on some large Mako sharks.
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