Abstract: In order to facilitate the removal of the line entanglement, a frame is slanted and a guide ring member is formed into an oblong shape, however, if the guide ring member is oblong, a size of a guide ring member is increased, inversely, if a thickness of the guide ring member is decreased as a whole, a radius of curvature at side end portions of an inner circumferential surface of the guide ring member is decreased, the sliding resistance is increased depending upon an angle of the fishing line. Accordingly, a thickness t on the right and left of both side portions 4b extending in a straight line of the oblong guide ring member 4 is smaller than a thickness T of other portions 4a, the contact angle of the fishing line 10 to these portions 4b is kept almost unchanged, thus, there is no adverse affect against the sliding resistance even if these portions 4b are thinned.

Abstract: In order to avoid entanglement of a fishing line, a shape of a bridge is contrived. A top guide includes a guide ring retainer portion having a ring shape, a bridge extending downwardly rearwardly from both right and left sides, and a cylindrical mounting pipe into which a fishing rod is to be inserted. An outer configuration of the bridge is formed substantially into a V-shape with rear end portions being closed as viewed from above and below, the rear end portions being formed into an arrow head having a certain length in longitudinal direction, a lower surface of the rear end portions being formed into a slant surface close to the mounting pipe in accordance with the rear side, and the rear end portions being fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the mounting pipe from below, and, there being not bent portion like stepped portions in the outer shape of the bridge per se.

Abstract: A line guide for a fishing rod wherein a main frame part of a frame 2 for holding a guide ring 3 is composed of a rear frame 4 slanted upwardly toward a tip end of a fishing rod and a front frame 5 extending from an upper end of the rear frame 4 downwardly toward the tip end making it possible to easily release entanglement of the fishing line around the frame 2 having an oblong guide ring 3 being mounted around a ring mounting hole 9 formed in the rear frame 4 to earn a diameter of the guide ring, a flange 13 extending along an outer circumference of the guide ring 3 being provided, the flange 13 being in contact with a back side circumferential edge portion of the ring mounting hole 9, the remainder of the guide ring 3 being fitted in the ring mounting hole 9 and the removal of the guide ring 3 being firmly prevented.