PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod having a tip section rod with a structure capable of detecting easily hit of fish, by heightening strength, and by obtaining proper rigidity as the need arises.SOLUTION: A tip section rod 12 of a fishing rod is formed by engaging and fixing a metallic tubular body 23 onto the tip side outer periphery of a tubular body 13 made of a fiber-reinforced resin.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT