I go finesse in those situations.

I'm mixed in my opinion about slowing down.

Yes, dead sticking works well in high pressure situations, but if I want to take a nap  I'd rather stay home.  

But I find those little zoom finesse worms, or flukes, sluggo's, and the smaller roboworm offerings can be dynamite.  I fish them using a variety of techniques till I find one the fish really want.  This includes, T-rig, shakey head, drop shot, and swimming.

I have had bass up to 5 lbs take a finesse worm.

make loooong casts, fish quiet, fish deep, fish slow, fish big baits.

i regularly fish water that has 18+ft visibility that gets absolutely pounded by tons of people. the tactics above are what i do.

Most fisherman are bank beaters. Fish deeper water and catch bigger fish.

If its like the ponds that I fish, then there are 5 people fishing at every piece of cover that is next to the bank. I would get a jig or a c-rig and look for structure in the deeper water.