WHICH brake spring pliers for the job?

Well.... I did it (I should say, my wife and I did it)
She brought home a set of brake spring pliers-Wrong tool for those little hold-down springs. Fortunately, I had fashioned a tool (using THICK coat hanger type wire, I made a simple hook with a crude handle- Hooked the spring through the hole in the back plate, and pulled it through,HARD, while my wife got the little eyelet clip onto the spring- Glad there are only two per wheel!!)

I still want to know what tool I should have used, so if anyone knows, has a picture of it, or....?

Hope this helps someone, and that someone still helps me!!