To provide the subject readily bendable and high-elastic modulus top of uniform conditions by forming a small-diameter latter half part, prepared by extending a core part from a large-diameter former half part having an outer cover part which is a carbon fiber and the core part that is a glass fiber and exposing the glass fiber.

This top A of a fishing rod comprises a large-diameter former half part X close to a part near the hand and a small-diameter latter half part Y far therefrom and is obtained by arranging a carbon fiber 2 in the outer cover part of the former half part X and a glass fiber 1 in a core part, extending the glass fiber 1 in the core part of the former half part X by a constant length, exposing the glass fiber 1 and forming the latter half part Y. A tapered guide part X11 is formed at the lower end of a connecting part X1 to be inserted into a rod piece.