“HE’S a big boy.”

It was a short summation but an entirely appropriate one from a shocked fisherman experiencing a close encounter with a large shark Saturday morning.

Mates Barry Evans and Ian McGuire had anchored one kilometre off the coast of Mindarie, north of Perth, about 10am Saturday.

They had only been there 15 minutes when the curious sea creature approached.

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Camera Icon Mr Evans said the shark had a nibble on the propeller before circling the pair’s 5.4m bowrider a couple of times. Credit: City Toyota

“We were fishing and then next minute old mate showed up,” Mr Evans said.

He said the shark had a nibble on the propeller before circling the pair’s 5.4m bowrider a couple of times.

Mr Evans said the docile shark was anything but aggressive, with the interaction lasting just a couple of minutes before it had taken off.

The pair was fortunate enough to film the interaction before posting the clip on social media.

The clip ends with Mr Evans commenting: “He’s a big boy”.

He said the shark was about 4m long, believing “the video doesn’t do it justice”.

“When it first came up it was a heart-stopper,” Mr Evans said.

“He was a tank. He wasn’t aggressive. He was checking us out.”

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