Korda’s Dark Matter concept revolves around keeping terminal tackle close to the lakebed.
Tungsten-loaded hooklink materials are considerably denser than conventional coated braid.
That means the hooklink naturally sinks without requiring lots of separate blobs of putty.
For pressured carp, having the final section of tackle sitting neatly over the bottom can be an advantage.
But don’t assume heavier automatically means better.
If you’re fishing over deep silt or soft weed, an extremely heavy hooklink can disappear down into the debris.
Sometimes you actually want the rig to settle more gently.
Dark Matter-style coated hooklinks are particularly useful for bottom-bait and wafter presentations.
You can strip a section near the hook to create flexibility while leaving the rest coated and relatively stiff to reduce tangles.
As always, test the finished rig in the margin.
Seeing how it actually sits is far more useful than imagining what it’s doing 100 yards away.
Do you favour heavy tungsten-loaded hooklinks or lighter conventional coated braid?