I just got a smoker from my friend who had seven or eight and needed to get rid of at least one. So I went and got charcoal (the real stuff, not those briquets they want you to use) and wood chips (hickory - it seemed like the right choice). And I smoked up some baby back ribs. They tasted good, but they ended up tasting and smelling more like bacon than ribs. The hickory, I know. But now I realize how little I know about smoking. And I need advice.

What to cook?
What type of wood chips? Charcoal?
Water pan - wet chips or dry?

Thank you.