What can be done after a bass sees you?

So drift away a bit the throw the plastic? Will try that.

During the spawn you might be able to get away with running up close enough where the bass can see you. During that time of the year they will do anything to protect the nest so you can work them a bit.

Outside of the spawn it is pretty tough. Not saying you won't pick up a fish or two that can see you however most of them will look up and then swim off. As stated by Geaux23 a slow moving soft plastic is your best bet.

When I run up on a fish i typically move on and circle back in 10-20 minutes.

Just mark it an come back to it later. Almost impossible to get them to bite once spooked.

have you thought about trying a fly rod?...might be able to drift a fly over them...

Pitch a hot dog weiner straight into the strike zone then jig it up and down till he either takes it or haul a**

Buy one of those fake nose/glasses/moustache things and put it on after he sees you......

I've reeled stuff right by them, dropped jigs next to them, and hopped worms around them. From what I've found, 90% of the fish I can see aren't hungry. They just sit there looking at my bait like a bunch of assholes. Evidently, those fish don't get memos

Nah, I'll sit there with a worm or jig for a couple of minutes, and they just look at it. Now, I'll just throw a spinner a couple feet away twice, and then move on