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.

A fishing pole including a handle and a seat that is integrated with the handle and structured to engage a line reel supporting a fishing line disposed about a spool of the line reel. The fishing pole further includes a flexible rod connecting to the handle and extending axially along an elongate axis. The flexible rod is structured to cast a fishing line a distance from the spool of the line reel. The flexible rod further includes at least two node locations. A plurality of rod guides are aligned with each of the at least two node locations and are operative to mitigate mechanical interaction with, and frictional drag on, the fishing line as it passes through each of the rod guides.

A fishing pole including a handle and a seat that is integrated with the handle and structured to engage a line reel supporting a fishing line disposed about a spool of the line reel. The fishing pole further includes a flexible rod connecting to the handle and extending axially along an elongate axis. The flexible rod is structured to cast a fishing line a distance from the spool of the line reel. The flexible rod further includes at least two node locations. A plurality of rod guides are aligned with each of the at least two node locations and are operative to mitigate mechanical interaction with, and frictional drag on, the fishing line as it passes through each of the rod guides.

Fishing pole improvements to the fishing line guides attached to the shaft of the fishing pole are provided. In addition, the present invention provides improvements to the handle, namely offsetting the handle from the shaft of the pole.

Fishing pole improvements to the fishing line guides attached to the shaft of the fishing pole are provided. In addition, the present invention provides improvements to the handle, namely offsetting the handle from the shaft of the pole.

A fishing line guide member may include a line contacting surface that is in contact with a fishing line. The line contacting surface may have an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.4 μm or less, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra being obtained from a roughness profile. Further, the line contacting surface may have a core roughness depth Rk of 0.3 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less, the core roughness depth Rk being obtained from the roughness profile.

A fishing line guide member may include a line contacting surface that is in contact with a fishing line. The line contacting surface may have an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 0.4 μm or less, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra being obtained from a roughness profile. Further, the line contacting surface may have a core roughness depth Rk of 0.3 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less, the core roughness depth Rk being obtained from the roughness profile.

A roller assembly for guiding lines. The roller assembly includes a shaft adapted to couple to a receiving area of the line guide, and a roller rotatably coupled to the shaft and including grooves adapted to respectively receive guide lines. A distance between an outer surface of the roller and a surface of the receiving area may be less than a thickness of the lines.

A roller assembly for guiding lines. The roller assembly includes a shaft adapted to couple to a receiving area of the line guide, and a roller rotatably coupled to the shaft and including grooves adapted to respectively receive guide lines. A distance between an outer surface of the roller and a surface of the receiving area may be less than a thickness of the lines.

A heated fishing rod that has a heating element disposed on the inside and outside of the rod that concentrates heating at the eyelets and at the distal end of the fishing rod.