Rod Testing

[oldmanjoe]

The way I see it , you have a block and tackle effect "two part line " around the scale .
    You may have as much as 18-20 pounds of pull /load on the stick .    By the pictures , I am going to guess that the rod tip is about 28-30 inches from the floor .  Hang 10 pound on the line and I think you will see more distance from rod tip to floor .

I think so as well, some leverages at play here at a guess the actual pull will be double the reading?

well yes and no , change the tag end pull direction and the reading change . This is strange .
First two pictures tag end straight down with a reading of 22.04  pounds . 
    Third picture is a 90 degree tag end hold with 16.82 pounds .  Start lowering the the angle and the scale increases

[Bill B]

So maybe the angle is changing the direction of the pull, lessoning the dead drop weight.