Matt Wells went through a terrifying eight minutes as the giant animal stalked him. We might think that sounds pretty scary, but the fisherman simply reckons the shark was just toying with him. Capturing the moment on camera, Wells had headed out on his kayak into the waters around New Zealand’s Bay of Islands.

A New Zealand teen was fishing in open water about an hour from shore when a great white shark surfaced right behind his kayak. 19-year-old Matt Wells filmed the entire event and somehow remained calm throughout the encounter.