OK, I pulled the reel cover plate and there is a loop of pure tape but to make that loop the tape necked down to about half. Pretty sure though that the loop would deform plastically with a direct hook up to the thin metal De-Liar hook. You could pretty easily rig up a clevis arrangement though and use the loop. I have been "calibrating" my hand with a 20 pound weight just before measuring and directly pulling on the tape.