Posted without permission from Fishtale. If he minds, I'll take it down.

But, it's so damn good, that it *has* to be shared!!!!

The Brine is:

1 cup pickling/brining salt
1 quart boiling water
2 lbs brown sugar
1 large can of pineapple juice
3 quarts ice cold water

Get a clean cooler or a 5-gallon food-grade plastic bucket (never use any metal container) and add the salt and sugar to the boiling water.
Stir until all of the sugar and salt has disolved then add the cold water then add the pineapple juice once it has cooled.

Next add your fish to the brine.

Brine for 12 hrs.

Remove the fish from the brine and place on cooling racks to air dry until the pellicle forms - I normally put a fan in front of the fish and let it dry for at least 2 hours. Should be really sticky to the touch.

Put it in the smoker for 1 pan of chips and smoke for 45 min. to 1 hr. Or, if you're like me, I set the smoker to about 130-140 for a half hour or so.

Remove it from the smoker and remove the skin. Pack it in the jars and make sure the top of the jars are clean(I use a mixture of vinegar and water). Then pressure cook the for 90 min. at 10 lbs of pressure and you are done.

Reel close to what I do only I smoke @ 130-140 for 1.5 hours air dry for an hour then can 10# for 60 minutes.I leave the skin on as the skin has lotsa oil's and flavor,however I pack in jars with the skin in the middle so ya can't see it from the out side of the jar.Thanks, I will give this brine a try soon.Good luck,
SZ

Just checked on the "internet"....the 10 # for 110, at sea level was what I found and what my canning booklet says same thing.

SZ-----Why air dry????? If you're going to can???? I do take a knife and scape the "fat off" and put in the jars.....no skin in my jars....

I'd rather pressure cook a little longer.....and be safe......just saying!!!!

Sawdust, is what get if you pressure cook the fish for too long, but on the other hand there is the a possibility of a dirt nap.

I have noticed that the prescribed canning time has been coming down.

I would not go much below 60 minutes at 10#, as I know of no survivors of less than 59:30 at 10#.

Dead men tell no tells.