A fishing rod has a hollow interior in which is secured a semi-rigid line. The semi-rigid line is secured to a durable rubber band which in turn is secured to an interior base of the fishing rod, adjacent the handle. The opposite end of the semi-rigid line comprises a braided portion having a plastic anchor. A strike on the fishing line is thus transmitted through the fishing rod directly to the handle thereof.

A fishing rod has a hollow interior in which is secured a semi-rigid line. The semi-rigid line is secured to a durable rubber band which in turn is secured to an interior base of the fishing rod, adjacent the handle. The opposite end of the semi-rigid line comprises a braided portion having a plastic anchor. A strike on the fishing line is thus transmitted through the fishing rod directly to the handle thereof.

A fishing aid device that is a miniature size and doesn't need a battery. The fishing aid device includes a housing; a fishing aid member disposed in the housing; and an actuating assembly disposed in the housing for energizing the fishing aid member.

A fishing aid device that is a miniature size and doesn't need a battery. The fishing aid device includes a housing; a fishing aid member disposed in the housing; and an actuating assembly disposed in the housing for energizing the fishing aid member.

A fishing line holding device includes a body and a retention formation on the body which is configured to be engaged with a portion of a fishing line so that the fishing line is thereby anchored to the retention formation. The retention formation may include a section which projects from the body and around which, in use, a portion of the fishing line is looped, and a restraining formation on the section which prevents the looped fishing line from being moved off the section.

A fishing line holding device includes a body and a retention formation on the body which is configured to be engaged with a portion of a fishing line so that the fishing line is thereby anchored to the retention formation. The retention formation may include a section which projects from the body and around which, in use, a portion of the fishing line is looped, and a restraining formation on the section which prevents the looped fishing line from being moved off the section.

A fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a reel seat main body having a bulging portion (trigger) and a reel leg placement portion on which a reel leg is placed; and a grip provided rearward of the reel seat main body when viewed in an axial direction of the reel seat main body, wherein the reel seat main body has a grip portion in a range from 40 mm frontward of the bulging portion (trigger) to 100 mm rearward when viewed in the axial direction, and a first portion occupying at least 10° of an upper half portion of the grip portion has (or is configured to have) a flat surface or a curved surface whose curvature radius is larger than that of a second portion other than the first portion when viewed in a circumferential direction of the reel seat main body.

A fishing rod handle member according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a reel seat main body having a bulging portion (trigger) and a reel leg placement portion on which a reel leg is placed; and a grip provided rearward of the reel seat main body when viewed in an axial direction of the reel seat main body, wherein the reel seat main body has a grip portion in a range from 40 mm frontward of the bulging portion (trigger) to 100 mm rearward when viewed in the axial direction, and a first portion occupying at least 10° of an upper half portion of the grip portion has (or is configured to have) a flat surface or a curved surface whose curvature radius is larger than that of a second portion other than the first portion when viewed in a circumferential direction of the reel seat main body.

A fishing rod includes a rod section and a fitting having a securing portion, the fitting being firmly secured to the rod section without inhibiting bending of the rod section, the securing portion having an excellent outer appearance. On a securing portion of a fishing line guide placed on the rod section, a prepreg sheet formed of plain-woven reinforcement fibers impregnated with a thermosetting resin is wound to secure the fishing line guide. The prepreg sheet is wound and secured so that, with respect to an axial direction, reinforcement fibers are in oblique directions, and intersecting angles of the reinforcement fibers in a winding region on a part of the rod section located beyond a distal end of the securing portion are smaller than those of the reinforcement fibers in a winding region on the securing portion.

A fishing rod according to one embodiment includes a rod body extending in a front-and-back direction along a central axis, a fitting having a mounting part, where the mounting part is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the rod body at a first position determined in a circumferential direction around the central axis, and a fiber-reinforced resin layer surrounding the rod body so as to cover the mounting part. The fiber-reinforced resin layer has a first portion covering the rod body along an entire length thereof in the circumferential direction around the central axis and a second portion extending in the axial direction backward from an axially back end of the first portion and extending in the circumferential direction less than 180° clockwise from the first position and also less than 180° anti-clockwise from the first position.