I created a simple custom tab by setting the images of each element as follows:
UITabBar *tabBar = self.tabBarController.tabBar;
UITabBarItem *item0 = [tabBar.items objectAtIndex:0];
UITabBarItem *item1 = [tabBar.items objectAtIndex:1];
UITabBarItem *item2 = [tabBar.items objectAtIndex:2];
[item0 setFinishedSelectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"activity_active.png"] withFinishedUnselectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"activity.png"]];
[item1 setFinishedSelectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"agenda_active.png"] withFinishedUnselectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"agenda.png"]];
[item2 setFinishedSelectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"settings_active.png"] withFinishedUnselectedImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"settings.png"]];
While this works great, I noticed that there is a black blank space in my tab

My images are 44 pixels tall, but I think I need to somehow change the height of my tab.
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