Family secret santa - 50 year old man

[BrieAndChilli]

I have drawn MIL's partner (who is only 6 years older than me and DH!). Budget is £40 and he likes fishing and going to stay in thier villa in spain (in a very expat estate full of irish pubs and sports bars so not really into spanish culture beyond the heat). Other than that he doesnt really have any hobbies, not really into things like fashion.

Any ideas?

Comedy Big Mouth Billy Bass- classy and fishing themed...

Adult Lego?

A bottle of whisky/cognac/brandy

A bottle of spirits? A voucher for his favourite fishing shop if you know what it is?

Does he like beer? Maybe a selection box of 12 different bottles of beers or something similar. You could ask MIL what brands he drinks. As an example my FIL likes Adnams beer and we've got him this in the past:

adnams.co.uk/collections/gift-sets/products/adnams-12-bottle-beer-selection-box

Novelty (or not) BBQ apron

If he likes listening to music, maybe some good quality headphones? If he is fond of cheese, then perhaps a hamper of chutneys and biscuits, and a cheese knife. Maybe add a fishing magazine when you wrap it.

Otherwise, a bottle of something.

When you say ‘expat’ you mean ‘immigrant’.

Food, pork scratchings, cheese hamper, beer or wine selection. A nice hunk of iberico ham on a stand m&s often do one

What kind of fishing?

A company called The Codfather make fishing tee shirts with funny slogans.
The Mortimer and Whitehouse book from the “Go Fishing “ TV series

Edited for typo

Jeremy Clarkson book, Guiness book of records, toffee, coffee, scarf and gloves/ umbrella

A single malt whisky and some whisky stones

Mortimer and Whitehouse fishing book?

New swimming trunks or sliders.

Something fishing related

An all weather hat for winter fishing: www.sealskinz.com/products/kirstead-waterproof-extreme-cold-weather-hat

What does he drink? Buy him that.

he must do something in his spare time.

New holiday swimming shorts? (With fish on). Cheese and wine selection? Does he like any sports celebs? Usually some good biographies out over Xmas.

https://www.bestofbritishbeer.co.uk/beer-gifts/by-occasion/christmas-beer-gifts.html

various gifts on here x

I would usually do edible/drinkable gifts in this situation because at least they won’t go to waste. Find out what he drinks and get a bottle or selection of beers, nice coffee, cheeseboard, snacks etc.
Or possibly something he could use while fishing like warm socks - but he’s likely to have everything he needs.

A rude t shirt and a bottle of something nice

A thermos, reusable hand warmers, snood, fishing journal

As the wife of a fisherman:
Find out what kind of fishing he's into (fly/course/river) then go into your local tackle shop and say "can I have £40 worth of fly/river/course tackle, please". Nothing would make an angler happier.

You could also look on Etsy for something like a personalised baiting needle or reel pouch.

Go with the hobby you know he has not the one you wish he had (like posters suggesting beer and cheese etc)

Get him encyclopaedia of fishies.