As mentioned maintain course leaving the anchorage channel until you see about 25 feet of water then start a turn toward the north. If you keep 25 feet you will be fine clearing the west end. From there head NNW and keep an eye on the depth sounder. When you reach the drop you will see it quickly go from 100 feet to the depth sounder limits which will usually be 250 to 300 feet. It will flash the last depth when it loses signal. Zig zag down the drop going from 100 feet to lost signal. Where I normally turn in to JVD it's about 23 miles however it's normally a nice reach. Keep an eye out for birds and head toward areas where they are working skimming the edges. If your boat has a chart plotter make sure the contour lines are enabled and you can easily track the drop. They are often disabled in the setup menu on charter boats.
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