You don't need to do the crochet to get the same type of look. Just use monofilament and clear Larva Lace in the colors you want to make a shrimp looking pattern. I do the crochet for a couple reasons. It gives a unique look and also gives a lot of gaps and spaces to add scent to. It also allows a lot oflight through it to give the look of a translucent shrimp or a soft shell crawdad.

FAOL has hundreds of shrimp patterns on it that are likely as effective as mine and a lot easier to tie.