I'm a barefingers picker for life so no dog in this fight, but have 2 thoughts:
1. Along the lines of Amy's post, one of the best pickers I've had the pleasure to be around was a buddy back in Wisconsin whose picking style I believe was what some call "blended." He'd keep a flatpick between thumb and forefinger and then use the other 3 fingers for fleshing out the chord structure and the melody. He's also a stellar lead player, so this approach allows him shift seamlessly into lead. Just a joy to watch/hear.
2. Another WI buddy and I jammed for a few hours one day and then spent about a half hour playing and replaying a segment of a video featuring Buddy Guy playing live. He's like a magician going from playing with a flatpick to storing the flatpick while he fingerpicks for a bit then !Woah! the flatpick reappears. I sorta remember that we figured out he was palming the flatpick. Suggest you maybe hit youtube and look for live footage.
Hmm. One post featuring 3 buddies. ;-}
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