The purpose of this invention is to provide a front thin rod which is lightweight, has sufficient rigidity, and has a rod tip with highly sensitive deflection when sustaining fish bite and facilitating distinguishing fish angling, and a fishing rod having the front thin rod. Particularly, the front thin rod of this invention comprises: a rod tip part made of metal material and comprising a solid part of any length at least disposed at the rod head side; a rod tip holding part having a cylindrical shape and formed by fiber-reinforced resin material; and a joint part made of any one of the metal material or the fiber-reinforced resin material for jointing the rod tip part and the rod tip holding part.本發明其目的為提供一種輕量且具有充分的剛性,且具有承受魚咬鉤靈敏度佳地撓曲,魚上鉤容易分辨的竿梢之前頭細竿及使用前頭細竿的釣竿。更具體為本發明的前頭細竿包含:以金屬材料形成,且包含至少配置於竿頭側的任意長度的實心部之竿梢部;藉由纖維強化樹脂材料形成之圓筒形狀的竿梢保持部;藉由金屬材料或纖維強化樹脂材料的任一種形成,接合前述竿梢部與前述竿梢保持部之接頭部。