BUT as an amateur they did what it took to make a weight class,most lose there lines when they turn pro, the good amateurs .
Yep that's correct ... since there are no weight classes in the pro ranks anymore they don't have to make a certain weight class and usually end up 10-15 lbs too heavy in fear of losing size.
Due to fake stats in magazines, the internet, even gym smalltalk[...] every pro seems to have a certain weight in their head that every IFBB pro HAS to be on stage. Now if the scale shows a figure lower than what they think is needed as a pro they will carb up and look bloofy.
Pros put size before condition and you can't really blame them since the judges reward them for that. It's also dangerous and very unhealthy to be below 5-6% bodyfat and especially the dehydrated state. They should simply change the lighting at every pro contest so that it's still bright enough to properly judge the bodies but not like the lighting that is currently used where anything over 6% bodyfat and a healthy amount of water in the body will make you look fat and all the lines are blurry.
Just take a look at the contests in the 70s - the competitors were not absolutely shredded to the bone but still well hydrated yet under the lighting used back then they looked phenomenal and certainly not fat.