PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reel leg anchor having a food part capable of being thickened and lightened while efficiently retaining a strength necessary for a necessary portion, and a method for manufacturing the reel leg anchor.SOLUTION: In a hood part 15A of a reel leg anchor according to the invention, strengthened fibers 30A directed in at least an axial direction over the substantial length thereof extend continuously without any interruption, and the strengthened fibers 30A directed in the axial direction have an axially inclined region 40 in a bulging part 15a.