I think that I'd net it, but keep the net in the water. That would keep the fish's own weight from scraping itself up on the mesh. Definitely don't pull it up and drop it on the bottom of the boat.

Hopefully the fish could be easily unhooked while in the net in the water, and the net could be tipped and off it goes, or removed by hand for pictures and resuscitation.

A rubber or cotton mesh, or a catch and release basket type net, could come in handy in these situations.

Fish on...

Todd.
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