ARE THERE ANY BASS PLAYERS HERE?

As a bassplayer, I am on a quest for the holy grail; i.e. being able to play fast 8th-notes with a pick using downstrokes only. The Pickslanting Primer has taught me a great deal about guitar and now I try to apply the concepts of course to the electric bass.
One of the big differences is that the pick does not get trapped. The wider space between strings makes this unnecessary and uneconomical.
Also, the tone of the bass is much better when the string is plucked lightly. I have found that using a thick pick, slightly slanted for creating a minimal reverse dart thrower motion seems to be the way to proceed for me. When using alternate picking, I simply pluck very lightly using no or just a little escape motion.