What lures do you think are most essential for multispecies fishing, including bass, trout, and crappie? For beginners, i think a limit of $50 is reasonable. Fir me, im looking at

Best of the east panther martin spinners, $17

3" curly tail grubs, $5

Buzzbait, $5, x2

Casting spoons, $3, x2

Any suggestions?

In-line spinners? check

curly tail grubs? check

spoons? check

 

Those are always the first ones that come to mind for me. Buzzbaits don't really, unless you include pike and muskie in the multi-species pool.

 

You might consider a floating minnow, like a rapala original floater.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/

For bass, pickerel

Mann's classic 1/4oz gold Indiana blade white with trailer and trailer hook. Clear to stained water.

Mann's classic 1/4oz gold Indiana blade chartruese with trailer and trailer hook, stained to muddy water.

Rapala original floating minnow f7 blue or black

Mepps #3 inline Anglia spinner.

Bomber Model A craw cranks.

Shop Wal-Mart and dicks sporting goods specials and sales.

Maybe some trout magnets

Dropshot any plastic in the 2-3.5" size range.

Mann's classic 1/4oz gold Indiana blade white with trailer and trailer hook. Clear to stained water.

Mann's classic 1/4oz gold Indiana blade chartruese with trailer and trailer hook, stained to muddy water.

Rapala original floating minnow f7 blue or black

Mepps #3 inline Anglia spinner.

Bomber Model A craw cranks.

Shop Wal-Mart and dicks sporting goods specials and sales.

 

That old Mann's spinnerbait has been recalled. Send all of yours to me, and I'll make sure they are disposed of properly...

i like the small rapala floaters as well as the panther martin spinners as far as multi-species baits go

For trout,

trout magnet

Panther Martin

Wordens silver blade white body, white dresses(killer here)

That old Mann's spinnerbait has been recalled. Send all of yours to me, and I'll make sure they are disposed of properly...

Watch "over stocked bait & tackle" they just had a sale on Mann's spinnerbaits.

Just as a follow up look into the 4.5" Yum Sharpshooter.  Those are a game changer for budget fisherman, $3 for 20 baits and they're killer on a dropshot.

1 pack of junebug worms, 1 pack of watermelon worms, 1 pack of flukes, 1 chrome and blue rattle trap. $14 and all you'll ever need.

Welcome to the forums!

 

For multi-species? I pick live bait...

 

Though I've caught plenty on Zoom Finesse worms

probably more than any other baits.

I have caught multispecies (Bass, trout, crappie, bluegill, catfish) using small Crank Baits that’s designed for crappies. Another bait you can look into will be rooster tail and fish it on a ultra-light rod is extremely fun. 

Gy shad shaped worm catch just about everything

5" stickbait (like a Senko). Yum Dingers are good and durable

Beetle Spins.

Get a few crappie-sized crankbaits.  They are generally inexpensive and extremely effective.  They'll catch almost anything especially in smaller bodies of water.  For a slightly larger crankbait, try the smaller KVD squarebills like the 1.0 or the Bomber Square As.

The three packs of Luck E Strike buzzbaaits at wal Mart is a really good value . I dont care for the three packs of spinnerbaits though .

Beetle Spins.

These are always good, and you can use lots of different types of bodies on them if you wish.