Give him one of these. I own one and I love it.
It's especially nice for fishermen because it's got multiple little tools in it that are great for fishermen (Including a miniature flashlight for finding swallowed hooks and scissors for cutting line) and it's pretty durable and easy to clean.
And this is MUST for every traveler!
Here are some good options that I personally own:
Here are some other interesting designs:
Finally, these are some different mulitools:
The options are pretty overwhelming, lol.