Ok... so,

I shored up the line from the strut to the heel of the ski and now, when I place the plane on the floor, there is very little slack in the line.
I took the plane out into the driveway, (which is covered in nice packed snow) and gave it a go.
It was a sucess!! Just enough rotation occured to bring the wings parallel with the ground without the prop strike!! I am extremely elated!!
Now, the only problem I have is the plane tends to veer to the left. I have read that tail draggers will do this due to motor torque (??). I have a hunch, that when I bring it out into a wide open feild, and after I gain a little more speed, it will straighten out, but I was unable to confirm this hunch in the limited space of my driveway.
Well, now I just need to wait until daylight (some day this weekend hopefully) to confirm or deny this hunch.
Until then!

I will report back with more results.

Any feedback is welcome!

Thanks again all!

~Noah