Abstract: A method of creating an eye loop can be done by use of a screwdriver, pliers, wire, and optionally a lure to be attached. The first step comprises bending wire around a screwdriver to create pre-eye loop shape/form wire and optionally inserting a distal end of wire into the lure or other fishing tackle that is desired to be attached to the fishing line. Then positioning the pre-eye loop shaped wire in the pliers so the distal (or tag line) end of the wire extends out the left side of the pliers and the proximal (or leader line) end of the wire extends out the rear end of the pliers. In the next step, simultaneously turning the pre-eye loop form and pliers in opposite directions, preferably ¼ turns at a time, and preferably up to 10 one-quarter turns to create the desired wire eye loop and optionally the wire is attached to the fishing line via the wire eye loop.

Abstract: A self-locking spring method for snelling single strand wire to fishing hooks by using common tools such as a needle nose pliers and a modified linesman pliers comprises clutching and bending with the needle nose pliers at a predetermined length from the distal end of the wire in a fashion to form a “key-like” shaped form of distal end portion of the wire, then inserting the distal end of the wire thru an eye of the hook, and then clutching a shank of the hook with the linesman pliers and finally turning the hook counter-clockwise relative to the linesman pliers, preferably up to seven rotations to create a wire snelled fishing hook.