Sometimes I think I'm the only one. Sometime I use the side of my thumb, sometimes I pinch my thumb and index finger together like I'm holdnig a pick and hit the strings with the end of the nail on my index finger, other times I alternate between my index finger and my middle finger and sometimes I resort to classical guitar style picking.
I do the same as you.. I don't like the noise the plec makes, also I don't like not being able to feel the strings.
really depends on what im doing, but usually if i find one or not. Pick or no pick, it just makes different sounds, softer non pic, more clear sharp with pick.