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Alabama teenager catches a gigantic catfish with her bare hands

[Hannah Barron has a love of the great outdoors, and ‘noodling’ for catfish in particular / hannahbarron96/Instagram]

It may not seem like your typical way to pass the time, but for one Alabama teenager ramming her hand down the throat of a hungry catfish is just a way of life.

Nineteen-year-old Hannah Barron was born and raised in Crenshaw County, Alabama, and her idea of a good time certainly isn’t for the squeamish. In her spare time, the college student often tries to catch a catfish with her bare hands.

The practice – often referred to as ‘noodling’ – is a southern pass time that involves diving underwater and ramming your arm into a catfish hole. The idea is to provoke the fish to latch onto your arm and the wrestle it to the surface.

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A video posted by Hannah Barron (@hannahbarron96) on Jun 9, 2016 at 12:12pm PDT

A now viral video posted by Barron shows the bikini-clad teenager noodling a monstrous thirty-pound catfish out of the water.

Noodling certainly isn’t easy work. You need to be cautious when trying to tangle with a catfish, and if your not careful you could end up breaking your hand, or even worse drown.

But that danger doesn’t stop Barron, who told AL.com that noodling gives her an adrenaline rush.

Barron said she’s always had an appreciation for hunting and fishing thanks to her father’s guidance growing up.

“It is always what I loved. It was what I was born into. I wouldn’t have it any other way. My family has always been that way,” she said.

A quick glance at her Instagram account confirms Barron’s love for the great outdoors. The smiling teenager can be seen posing not only with numerous gigantic catfish, but also the occasional wild turkey and white-tailed deer trophy as well.

And all that wildlife skill has certainly paid off.

Barron was recently recruited to help co-host an outdoors program airing on the Hunt Channel. Judging from her noodling skills, it looks like this feisty outdoor enthusiast will be a natural fit for the position.