Help with a Kokanee smoking recipe.

[maghunter]

I just bought a big chief smoker and my first attempt didn't turn out to good. I bought a mix of Brine and followed the directions on the package and then smoked the fish with two pans of alder chips according to the directions. The Brine didn't seem to add hardly any flavor at all, and two pans of chips was way to much. The smoke flavor is so strong you feel like you've smoked a pack of cigs after a couple of bites. Next time I am going to try a home made brine and only one pan of chips, if that. Just wondering if I could learn from others mistakes or successes before I waste any more precious Kokanee. I used to smoke tons of salmon in alaska but we used a dry brine and had a commercial smoker, the big chief is a completely different ball game and I want to try some wet brines, they are far cheaper than buying pound after pound of brown sugar. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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