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Opening the eye of a hook can be a painful task.
Here is the way I do it, Using a vice and a nail set.
Place the nail set in the vice, so that approximatly 3/16"
is sticking in. This will give the gap needed to open the
eye when you tap the nail set, to handle most swivels
see ( pics below )

For those who do not have a vice. Get a piece of 2x4 drill a
3/16" whole in it. Try lining the point of the hook up to the
edge of the board.Close the eye with a vice grips.

Thanks for looking Richie