I'm sorry for the brine you start out with 1/4 cup salt,4cups water,1/4cup of brown sugar and if you like you can add this to the brine (wine,soy sauce,herbs and spices) subsitute(sp) the soy sauce for the salt. To much salt is not good for the filet,if you know what I mean. Then you can dry rub brown sugar & hot pepper flakes mixture on the filet and smoke for 2 to 6hrs. depending on your taste,make sure fish flakes,DO NOT TURN FILET. Brown sugar will melt into a glaze. TRIGGER