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To get MapSource, go to the Garmin site,, download the Training Center. Training Center. Install it. Then download MapSource, MapSource and install. It will crash with Windows 7 computers. Works with Vista and XP. You can also use Basecamp or MapInstall from that page to transfer maps to your device.

Google Earth and Google Maps can work together so I would suggest using something to mark the waypoints in Google Earth and you can then "overlay" the Google map over it. Then you have a nice record of your fishing spots. Google Earth says it only works with Garmin and Magellan devices. Basically what you will be doing is marking a spot (waypoint) on the lake with your GPS unit in terms of latitude and longitude. Then you transfer those coordinates to Google Earth as a waypoint. You can add notes and photos to describe the waypoint and when someone puts their mouse pointer on the waypoint the photo and text will pop up. I would say an Oregon 450 ($376 on Amazon) but not released yet) or a Oregon 550 ($429 on Amazon) and use gpsfiledepot.com to get free maps of your region/state. They are fairly new products that will be supported by Garmin for a while yet and have some nice built in features. They are expensive but worth a couple of OT shifts. Easy to use and somewhat waterproof ( but I would not test them underwater). I suggest Garmin because Magellan's reputation for customer service is very poor. Directions from Google: Using A GPS With Google Earth