I personally don't like either because I believe the grips can be tough on pike and muskie when they have no place to go as they give a strong head shake. The glove seems like an ok option but I can see where that would get really stinky. I try to handle them directly over the water and that way if they shake I can let them fall back into the water until they calm back down. I probably handle 500-800 pike a year so maybe it's just luck or maybe being well practiced in handling pike but the first and only time to date the only time I've got a tooth in me was a couple weeks ago while not paying attention while reaching for my phone to take a pic in the yak. I've never had a hook stuck in me from a pike. I just try to make sure they're done fighting before grabbing them by the gill plate. To be sure of this I'll use the rod tip to hold their head out of the water and watch their mouth. If they still have a fair amount of thrashing yet to come, they will open up farther just before they shake their head. Once they don't shake their head they're generally good to grab. Just pay attention and at the first indication of a shake drop them into the water. One other thing I've been really trying to do the last year or 2 is get my hands wet before handling any fish in an effort to try to not take the slime off when I grab them.