Fishing without a net

We tried our luck in the little lake again today and discovered we'd forgotten the landing net. Forgetting the net is the best way to catch Northern Pike--the first for this year. Bill got it in the boat with one quick grab of the line, it shook off the hook and started flopping it's way toward the front of the boat, where I was seated. While I had my feet up on the center seat, I picked it up by it's tail in a fish towel and threw it back to Bill.