I live in the south and recently sold my ranger bass boat and was thinking about getting a ranger multi spec simply because I can use it more with the family - 4 seats etc.  Has any one used a multi spec for bass fishiny and how was it?

A boat is a platform on the water to get you to the fishing grounds.  The fish don't know if you're fishing from a canoe, the shore, a raft,  or an inner tube.

It is not as convenient to fish from a multi-purpose boat because it will blow around more, and is not as efficient, regarding storage.

Flipping, pitching and fishing under and around docks won't be quite as easy from the multi-purpose boat.

Actually, a bass boat is like fishing from a raft since it is basically a platform with a cockpit for operating controls and seating.

You'll miss the hideaway storage, and some of the other features, but you should still have a great time on the water.  It's all about trade offs and compromises.

One final thought.  When it comes to fishing from boats, most fishing is done from other types of boats.

A guy in one the clubs I was in fished out of a walleye boat and he did well.  Like the above post...you may have a little trouble with some applications and boat control, but after a while, you'll adapt and be efficient.  A bass boat is a very specific tool, if you do a lot of fishing for other species, you've picked the right boat.  I think it's easier to bass fish out of a multi-species boat, than fish for other species out of a bass boat. 

With your rig, you can troll, set up down riggers, planer boards, and it's a lot easier to put rod holders on for bait fishing too.  A bass boat is very limited in terms of presentations for other species.

A guy in one the clubs I was in fished out of a walleye boat and he did well. Like the above post...you may have a little trouble with some applications and boat control, but after a while, you'll adapt and be efficient. A bass boat is a very specific tool, if you do a lot of fishing for other species, you've picked the right boat. I think it's easier to bass fish out of a multi-species boat, than fish for other species out of a bass boat.

With your rig, you can troll, set up down riggers, planer boards, and it's a lot easier to put rod holders on for bait fishing too. A bass boat is very limited in terms of presentations for other species.

DITTO.

Great explanation.

I have only ever musky fished from "Multi-Species" Rangers. I know a lot of Musky fishermen. Pros and regular Joes that use nothing else. They are an amazing fishing machine. If I fished lakes instead of shallow rivers I'd own one for sure.

Yeah I have been adapting my Tracker PT 185 to multispecies fish. While getting into Shallow coves for Bass fishing is something you may not be able to do depending on the draft of the new boat, you will have a LOT easier time chilling and catfishing in the new one.

IMO anything that doesn't leak,  Has a running motor, and a bow mount TM works.  Transom mounts work too,  but I've had to do that route this summer(transom m.) and it stinks.  Having a TM of any kind is a plus and a must.

My boat is a 1977 Glastron Sportster tri-hull, set up with bow mount trolling motor and much more than I care to go into right now. I fish for bass, stripers, and channel/flathead catfish. I find this boat quite comfortable for my needs with 4 tactical rod holders for catfishing mounted on all 4 corners. I don't have any problem lipping bass over the sides, and I can navigate in water depths to 2.5 feet.

my buds got one of those trihulls. VERY versatile little boat. And like you said, it was go as shallow as any bass boat.

Have you ever heard of this guy and his brother's. That is the craft they use.

http://www.anglingedge.com/presskit/bios/Al_Lindner.shtml