A rope thimble (metal loop) is often used to terminate your rope as sharp bends were once thought to produce excessive fiber heat under load.

The winch line has very little weight compared to a steel cable or a synthetic rope with a heavy steel hook or even an aluminum thimble attached to it.

This article was originally published with the title “An Improved Rope Clamp and Thimble” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 62 No. 10 (March 1890), p. 149 doi:10.1038 ...

Lankofirst said offshore trials of its synthetic fiber rope mooring connector have shown a reduction in mooring line deployment times… ...