PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fishing rod with a grip part which reduces a feeling of durability weight and is excellent in operability.SOLUTION: In a fishing rod 10, the root part of a rod 12 formed by laminating fiber-reinforced prepreg sheets is made with an enlarged diameter part 16 which is diametrically expanded from the rod and a grip part 14 is formed in the enlarged diameter part 16, then, the grip part 14 has a bulge part 14A which is formed in front of a root-side end face 16A and in the rear of an axial intermediate position C of the grip part 14 and integrated with the rod 12 and extends in the circumferential direction.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】持ち重り感を軽減して操作性に優れた握り部を有する釣竿を提供すること。【解決手段】繊維強化プリプレグシートを積層して形成した竿杆12の元部に、この竿杆を拡径した拡径部16を形成し、この拡径部16に握り部14を形成した釣竿10であって、握り部14は、元側端面16Aよりも前方で、握り部14の軸方向中間位置Cよりも後方部位に、竿杆12と一体でかつ周方向に延びる盛上り部14Aを有する釣竿10。【選択図】 図1