From an unassuming building on Elm Street in Helena, Trxstle ships products not just all over the country, but all over the world.

Trxstle was founded by two engineers, John Smigaj and Morgan Misek, and it combines engineering with Smigajs passion for fly fishing.

We dont make fly rods and fishing poles, we make gear to carry those things, Smigaj said.

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Trxstles name is a nod to what Smigaj and Misek were doing before they started the company.

We went and designed locomotives for Cummins, Smigaj said. My project was for the Machu Picchu rail line, taking tourists up there to the ruins.

When that business shut down, Smigaj said he and Misek decided to start their own company, and in 2020, they relocated to Helena, where Smigaj is originally fr

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