TX Surf Stingray snapped my rod holder

Nowhere as nice as the big TX Red posted earlier, but just down the way on Surfside beach. High tide at 4:40AM. Got to the water at 650AM. Drove a mile and a half and no obvious holes. Lots of trucks also looking for spots. So pulled up to what I hoped would be a hole as the tide went out. Today I chose poorly. A couple of crokers, a couple of whiting, one Pompano about the size of my S22 Ultra and a 17-20" across Stingray. Just before calling last cast, I had my two dropper rig with 1/2" triangles of Orange Shrimp Fishbites on 1/0 circle hooks rigged to a 10' Prevail II and Pursuit III 4000. Was tend my second rig when the Stingray hit the Prevail line hard. I watched it take two deep hits and on the third hard hit the PVC rod holder with alumn stake snapped and the rig started going toward the water. I got to the rod before everything got wet. With the hard hit and initial run, I thought it was a black tip shark going South with current and toward a family with a bunch of kids in the water. Was able to lock down the drag quite a bit but it kept running. Finally turned the Stingray and it ran back North and I was able to take up nearly all the slack. It fought hard as I got it near shore. Still thought it would be a big Black or Red Drum, or maybe shark given the runs. But, nope just a friendly Stingray. Was able to flip the ray and remove the circle hook pretty eaaily. First Stingray in a long time. I remembered them sucking to the bottom, but maybe I remember incorrectly because this one was all fight. Tight line this holiday weekend and may your Fall runs be bountiful.