Abstract: A tubular member for use as a fishing rod, a golf club shaft or the like, in which the member is formed of a plurality of layers containing carbon fiber impregnated with resin, with the layers being overlaid one on another. According to the present invention, the tubular member includes an inner layer formed of carbon fiber and resin and configured into a tubular shape, an intermediate layer including a plurality of layers formed of carbon fiber and resin, and an outer layer formed of carbon fiber and resin and configured into a tubular shape. At least one of the plurality of layers together forming the intermediate layer contains pitch type carbon fiber.

Abstract: A pass-through fishing rod includes a tip section and a butt section. The tip section has an internal fishing line passage with an inside wall surface, and comprises a convex portion for supporting a fishing line formed on the inside wall surface of at least the tip-end portion of the fishing line passage. The butt section has an internal fishing line passage with a smooth inside wall surface, and is formed from a fiber-reinforced resin comprising reinforcing fibers that are aligned in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A tubular member for use as a fishing rod, a golf club shaft or the like, in which the member is formed of a plurality of layers containing carbon fiber impregnated with resin, with the layers being overlaid one on another. According to the present invention, the tubular member includes an inner layer formed of carbon fiber and resin and configured into a tubular shape, an intermediate layer including a plurality of layers formed of carbon fiber and resin, and an outer layer formed of carbon fiber and resin and configured into a tubular shape. At least one of the plurality of layers together forming the intermediate layer contains pitch type carbon fiber.