A tool for attaching wire to a fishing attachment having an eye loop. The tool has an opened tapered stainless steel wire hook fit into the tool's head which can rotate with respect to a hollow handle. The handle's body may have internal ridges which engage peripheral external ridges on the hook's head in a snap-on fit. Similarly, a cap may cover both the head and hook and be mounted on the tool's handle. ABS plastic and the injection molding process can be used to made the tool's head and body. Also, disclosed in a method of using the tool to attach an eyed fishing attachment to a wire in a tightly helical wrap manner.