A fishing rod assembly comprising a fishing rod (2, 12) and a fishing reel (3, 13) having a foot (4, 14) which serves to fasten the fishing reel to the fishing rod, characterized in that both the foot (4, 14) of the fishing reel (3, 13) and the fishing rod (2, 12) have respective recesses (18, 23) for jointly receiving at least one detachable fastening means (6, 25) for locating the fishing reel in position on the fishing rod.
