PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod having a high hand sensitivity so that it can sense the motion or the like of the decoy fish easily by the hand.SOLUTION: A cylindrical body 2 made of titanium or a titanium alloy is connected to the vicinity of a butt while exposing the range which is gripped by two or three fingers including a ring finger and by a portion of a palm. Moreover, it is advisable that the total length of the cylindrical body 2 does not exceed the range which is gripped by all fingers and the entirety of a palm. Especially, it is especially preferable that the thickness of the cylindrical body 2 is 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】 手感度が高い、したがってオトリ魚の動き等を手で感じ取りやすい釣竿を提供する。【解決手段】 竿尻付近に、薬指を含む2本または3本の指と手の平の一部とで握られる範囲を剥き出しにして、チタンまたはチタン合金製の筒体2を接続する。そして筒体2の全長は、すべての指と手の平の全部とで握られる範囲を超えないものとするのがよい。とくに、筒体2の厚さを0.5mm以上・1.5mm以下にするのがとくに好ましい。【選択図】 図1