PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod capable of restraining abrasion and damage from being caused by a plug part opening/closing operation and the like.SOLUTION: A fishing rod 1 includes: a rod material part 10 that assumes a cylindrical shape a foamed part 20 that is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rod material part 10 a hard part 30 harder than the foamed part 20, which is provided from a rod tail-side end of the foamed part 20 to a rod tail-side end of the rod material part 10, on the outer peripheral surface of the rod material part 10 and a plug part 70 that closes an opening at the rod tail-side end of the rod material part 10 and that covers the rod tail-side end of the rod material part 10 and the rod tail-side end of the hard part 30.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】 栓部の開閉動作等に伴う磨耗及び損傷を抑制することが可能な釣り竿を提供する。【解決手段】 釣り竿1は、筒状を呈する竿素材部10と、竿素材部10の外周面に設けられる発泡部20と、竿素材部10の外周面において、発泡部20の竿尻側端部から竿素材部10の竿尻側端部にかけて設けられる、発泡部20よりも硬い硬質部30と、竿素材部10の竿尻側端部の開口を塞ぎ、竿素材部10及び硬質部30の竿尻側端部を覆う栓部70と、を備える。【選択図】 図1