ok heres what i have done before, take something (like a dumbell or something heavy) hook you scale to the weight, then tie your line to the scale, put you line through the first eyelet on your rod (make sure its stiff enough)and whole watching the scale or having someone else watch it pull up on the rod until the drag is set right.

Tyler
_________________________
All Americans believe that they are born Fishermen. For a man to admit a distaste for fishing would be like denouncing mother-love and hating moonlight. -John Steinbeck