Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fishing rod formed from one or more lengths of rod material each length of which has a polygonal cross-section such as a hexagon or pentagon. Each length is formed from a number of triangular section elements having a base part of a fibre reinforced plastics and an apex part of a rigid plastics foam. The triangular section elements are bonded together with the base parts forming the outer wall of the section and the apex parts forming an inner core to resist collapse of the section when it is heavily bowed.