PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod that includes an ear tip having characteristics being flexible and hard to be damaged, and capable of providing the characteristics at a required portion at a required degree.SOLUTION: A fishing rod 1 includes an ear tip 12 made of fiber-reinforced resin. The ear tip 12 consists of a staple-reinforced resin body 60 formed by distributing staples with a content of 3-50 wt.% to a matrix resin material, where the staple has an average fiber diameter of 3 μm-15 μm, and an average fiber length of 0.5 mm-10 mm. The staple-reinforced resin body 60 is formed by joining a plurality of portions 60A, 60B, and 60C with mutually different characteristics.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】柔らかく破損し難い特性を有するとともに、その特性を所要部位において必要な度合で得ることができる穂先を有する釣竿釣竿を提供する。【解決手段】本発明に係る釣竿1は、繊維強化樹脂製の穂先12を有している。穂先12は、平均繊維径が3μm~15μm、平均繊維長さが0.5mm~10mmの短繊維を3~50wt%の含有量でマトリクス樹脂材に分散して形成される短繊維強化樹脂体60から成る。短繊維強化樹脂体60は、互いに特性が異なる複数の部分60A,60B,60Cを接合して形成される。【選択図】 図2
