A NORMAL day down at the watering hole turned into a drawn-out struggle for one country girl.
She was gone fishing when something extraordinary landed on her hook – and viewers say it belongs in her wardrobe.
Self-proclaimed “adrenaline junkie” Tori (@tacticaltori) is a certified cowgirl.
The country girl feels at home in shorts and Western boots, sitting by the water with her rod and reel in hand.
But sometimes, a quiet day in nature becomes a dramatic battle, as Tori proved in a video.
When the clip began, Tori was digging the heels of her boots into the bank of a body of water.
She was clearly fighting to reel something in on her fishing line, and as the footage rolled on, so did the struggle.
Tori’s fishing rod bent, and the person holding the camera moved closer to the water.
As Tori continued tugging, the camera tracked Tori’s nearly-invisible fishing line to the surface of the water, where all seemed quiet.
Then, the still surface of the water was broken by an enormous alligator.
The gator did a barrel roll, exposing its pale belly for a split second before diving back underwater.
But, ultimately, Tori was victorious against the massive animal.
The final few seconds of the video showed the alligator on dry land, rearing its head back and opening its massive jaws.
Viewers were shocked by the gator-hunting gal, and several fell in love with her fighting spirit.
“Hell yes, I love it,” wrote a fan. “Nothing like fighting a gator.”
“This is my type of girl,” said another fan.
“A girl like her you could take home to mom,” a different suitor wrote in approval.
Country boys in the comments were also envious of the experience Tori had.
“I want to try that,” a man confessed, “but most importantly, I need to find a woman who will be there doing the same thing as you.”
A few made jokes about Tori’s “haul.”
One joked the clip was actually a style tutorial. “How to catch your newest purse and shoes,” the commenter said.
Others commended the animal for putting up a fight. “That gator said stop drop and roll,” they laughed.
Only one man didn’t seem eager to flirt with Tori after watching the footage.
“Scared of you, girl,” the intimidated man said.
“Don’t be,” Tori begged back. “I’m friendly!”
