Abstract: A device and method for retrieving a fish or other animal or object attached to a line includes a tube having a flexible wall extending between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The tube wall defines a tube aperture aligned with a central longitudinal axis, and includes a first longitudinal edge and a second opposed longitudinal edge, where at least one of the longitudinal edges is flexibly movable relative to the opposed longitudinal edge. The first and second longitudinal edges selectively define a tube passageway for receiving the line. A funnel having a flexible wall defining a funnel aperture is connected to the distal end portion of the tube, wherein the funnel aperture is aligned with the tube aperture along the central longitudinal axis. A plurality of fish retention members is positioned in the tube aperture and accommodates unidirectional passage of the fish through the tube for retrieval thereof.