A method for manufacturing a fishing rod, the method comprising: providing a rod body extending along a central axis; mounting a fitting (9, 10) having a mounting part on the rod body such that the mounting part is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the rod body, wherein the mounting part has: a bottom surface and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a first side surface connecting together the bottom surface and the top surface; a second side surface opposing the first side surface and connecting together the bottom surface and the top surface; applying a first fiber-reinforced resin layer so as to surround the rod body and so as to cover the mounting part externally in a radial direction of the rod body; and applying a second fiber-reinforced resin layer provided on an outer side of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer, wherein the first fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed of a first prepreg sheet containing a first matrix resin and first reinforcement fibers impregnated with the first matrix resin, wherein the second fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed of a second prepreg sheet containing a second matrix resin and second reinforcement fibers impregnated with the second matrix resin, and wherein a content of the first matrix resin in the first prepreg sheet is higher than a content of the second matrix resin in the second prepreg sheet; wherein after the applying of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer a first void space partly bounded by the first side surface and a second void space partly bounded by the second side surface are formed, and during a heating step the first void space and the second void space are filled with the first matrix resin flowing therein from the first prepreg sheet. providing a rod body extending along a central axis; mounting a fitting (9, 10) having a mounting part on the rod body such that the mounting part is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the rod body, wherein the mounting part has: a bottom surface and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a first side surface connecting together the bottom surface and the top surface; a second side surface opposing the first side surface and connecting together the bottom surface and the top surface; applying a first fiber-reinforced resin layer so as to surround the rod body and so as to cover the mounting part externally in a radial direction of the rod body; and applying a second fiber-reinforced resin layer provided on an outer side of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer, wherein the first fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed of a first prepreg sheet containing a first matrix resin and first reinforcement fibers impregnated with the first matrix resin, wherein the second fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed of a second prepreg sheet containing a second matrix resin and second reinforcement fibers impregnated with the second matrix resin, and wherein a content of the first matrix resin in the first prepreg sheet is higher than a content of the second matrix resin in the second prepreg sheet; wherein after the applying of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer a first void space partly bounded by the first side surface and a second void space partly bounded by the second side surface are formed, and during a heating step the first void space and the second void space are filled with the first matrix resin flowing therein from the first prepreg sheet. a bottom surface and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a first side surface connecting together the bottom surface and the top surface; a second side surface opposing the first side surface and connecting together the bottom surface and the top surface; applying a first fiber-reinforced resin layer so as to surround the rod body and so as to cover the mounting part externally in a radial direction of the rod body; and applying a second fiber-reinforced resin layer provided on an outer side of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer, wherein the first fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed of a first prepreg sheet containing a first matrix resin and first reinforcement fibers impregnated with the first matrix resin, wherein the second fiber-reinforced resin layer is formed of a second prepreg sheet containing a second matrix resin and second reinforcement fibers impregnated with the second matrix resin, and wherein a content of the first matrix resin in the first prepreg sheet is higher than a content of the second matrix resin in the second prepreg sheet; wherein after the applying of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer a first void space partly bounded by the first side surface and a second void space partly bounded by the second side surface are formed, and during a heating step the first void space and the second void space are filled with the first matrix resin flowing therein from the first prepreg sheet.