Gift card for sure. Way to many things to buy when getting into it that he may have a differant preferance on. And when each mold will cost around $30 you do not want to be buying the wrong things. I tie jigs and had been going through a 1000 a month but i still don't find it to be cost effective to start pouring my own jigs. I would have to spend somewhere around $200 go get started. That is a lot of jigs when you can buy them for between 4 1/2-12 cents a piece. Then you have the labor involved and then would need a good exhaust systemto get rid of the lead fumes while melting. It maybe a fun thing to do not sure because I have never done it. But for the average fisherman you will never make enough jigs to pay for all the things needed to start pouring.